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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Franklin, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 24, 1951||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Franklin (PA) | ||||||||
College: | Tabor | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1973 | ||||||||
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Rolland Derenfro "Bay" Lawrence (born March 24, 1951) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire career as a cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) from 1973 to 1980. He was a leader of the 1977 Grits Blitz defense, widely considered to be among the best in league history, and his 39 career interceptions are the most by a Falcons player.[1]