Professional Football Player. Drafted in round 8 of the 1968 AFL/NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech by the New York Jets, where he played from 1968 until 1969. He played as a backup defensive back, on the kickoff special team and as a gunner on punt returns. He was a member of the Jets Super Bowl III team. During his career he played in 29 games and started 10, including playoffs had three career interceptions. After leaving football he ran his own company for 6 years. When he sold it, he became regional manager of Michael Baker Corp for a short time before moving on to AECOM as its mid-Atlantic region manager until he retired.
Professional Football Player. Drafted in round 8 of the 1968 AFL/NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech by the New York Jets, where he played from 1968 until 1969. He played as a backup defensive back, on the kickoff special team and as a gunner on punt returns. He was a member of the Jets Super Bowl III team. During his career he played in 29 games and started 10, including playoffs had three career interceptions. After leaving football he ran his own company for 6 years. When he sold it, he became regional manager of Michael Baker Corp for a short time before moving on to AECOM as its mid-Atlantic region manager until he retired.
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