Earned honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press as a defensive back after captaining Duke to a 5-5-1 ledger ... recorded 39 tackles, one INT and five PBUs ... also handled Duke’s punting chores and averaged 39.87 yards per kick on 45 boots ... two-time first team All-ACC pick in the secondary ... selected in the seventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the New York Jets and went on to earn first team NFL All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a punter with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1979.