Damien Covington
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | December 4, 1972 Berlin Township, New Jersey | ||||||
| Died: | November 29, 2002 (aged 29) | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Pine Hill (NJ) Overbrook | ||||||
| College: | NC State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 3 / Pick: 5 | ||||||
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Damien Emere Covington (December 4, 1972 – November 29, 2002) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was a 1st round selection (96th overall pick) in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills out of North Carolina State University. He played for the Bills for three seasons (1995–1997). He was killed in an attempted robbery while at a friends apartment.
He attended Overbrook High School in Pine Hill, New Jersey.[1]
References
- ^ Damien Covington Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Database Football. Accessed February 9, 2009.
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- 1972 births
- 2002 deaths
- American football linebackers
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- People from Camden County, New Jersey
- NC State Wolfpack football players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Deaths by firearm in New Jersey
- Sportspeople from the Delaware Valley
- American football linebacker, 1970s birth stubs