.jpg) Hairston with the Cleveland Browns in 1988 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end Defensive tackle Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 15, 1952 Martinsville, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Martinsville (VA) | ||||||||
| College: | Maryland State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 7 / pick: 191 | ||||||||
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Carl Blake Hairston (born December 15, 1952) is a former professional American football player and coach. Hairston has played in one Super Bowl and coached in another during his 30 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Among his 15 years in the league since the end of his playing career, the daunting Hairston has spent 11 seasons as a defensive line coach. He joined the Green Bay Packers from Kansas City, where he spent seven years (1995–1996 and 2001–2005), after sandwiching a four-year term as St. Louis Rams defensive line coach (1997–2000) between his two stints with the Chiefs.