Lived in Highland Park and Stanton Heights here . . .
Mother is native of Nigeria . . .
Grew up a Steelers fan and wanted to play cornerback like his favorite player, Rod Woodson . . . Moved from guard to center for his senior year . . . Good athlete with good strength, but somewhat short for the position . . . Hall of Famer Mike Webster also was drafted on the fifth round in 1974 by the Steelers and stood 6-1.