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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1961-10-25) October 25, 1961 (age 63) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Verbum Dei | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 2 / pick: 29 | ||||||||
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Vernon Leroy Maxwell (born October 25, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. Maxwell played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning consensus All-American honors in 1982. He played professionally for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, and was recognized as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Maxwell was born in Birmingham, Alabama.
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- Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
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- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
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- Baltimore Colts players
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Detroit Lions players
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- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football linebacker, 1960s birth stubs