Dennis Winston facts for kids
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | Forest City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
October 25, 1955 ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Arkansas (1973–1976) | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 5 / Pick: 132 | ||||||
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Dennis "Dirt" Winston (born October 25, 1955) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Arkansas. He substituted for the injured Jack Ham in Super Bowl XIV as the starting left outside linebacker. On October 17, 2013, Winston was named interim head coach for the Grambling State Tigers football team.
Winston coached for Grove City, Slippery Rock, Arkansas State, Norfolk State, Arkansas, Lincoln High School, Kentucky State, Toledo, the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL), Mississippi Valley State, Arkansas–Pine Bluff, and Eastern Illinois.
Head coaching record
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2013 | Grambling State | 1–4 | 1–4 | 5th (West) | |||||
Grambling State: | 1–4 | 1–4 | |||||||
Total: | 1–4 |
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