Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalyear: 1991 - statlabel: td -- int yards qb rating - draftyear: 1987 - highschool: fresno bullard -lrb- ca -rrb- - number: 19 - position: quarterback - statvalue: 7 -- 6 605 61.2 - college: fresno state - draftpick: 180 - birth date: 16 november 1963 - draftround: 7 - name: kevin sweeney - nfl: swe237308 - birth place: bozeman , montana - debutyear: 1987 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kevin sweeney -lrb- american football -rrb- .
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kevin joseph sweeney -lrb- born november 16 , 1963 -rrb- is a former american football player .a quarterback from fresno state , sweeney was selected by the dallas cowboys in the seventh round of the 1987 nfl draft , the 180th pick overall .he played two years for the cowboys , from 1987 to 1988 .in 1987 he became the third ever rookie quarterback to start for the cowboys , following don meredith -lrb- 1960 -rrb- and roger staubach -lrb- 1969 -rrb- .sweeney had the distinction of following coach jeff tedford as quarterback at fresno state and finished his career with the still standing team record for passing yards in a career .sweeney wore number 9 at fresno state as he was the youngest of nine children ; his college head coach was his father , jim sweeney -lrb- 1929 -- 2013 -rrb- .