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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Mumford, Texas, U.S. | December 12, 1967||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Hearne (Hearne, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Trinity Valley (1986–1987) Texas A&I (1988–1989) | ||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
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John Anthony Randle (born December 12, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for eleven seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was a six-time first-team All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowler. Since becoming an official stat in 1982, his 137.5 sacks rank tenth, tied with Richard Dent, and first among defensive tackles. On February 6, 2010, he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[1] He played college football for the Trinity Valley Cardinals and the Texas A&I Javelinas, and was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent after the 1990 NFL draft. He is considered one of the greatest undrafted players of all time.[2][3]