Kevin Nathaniel House (born December 20, 1957 in
St. Louis, Missouri
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) is a former professional
American football
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player who was selected by the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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in the second round of the
1980 NFL Draft
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. A 6'1", 175 lbs.
wide receiver from
Southern Illinois University
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Board of trustees
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, House played in eight NFL seasons from 1980 to 1987 for the Buccaneers and
Los Angeles Rams
Life after football
After his retirement from professional football, House opened and operated a hair salon. After selling the salon, he worked as a recruiter for
T-Mobile
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and then worked for
Bank of America
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.
He is now retired.
References
1957 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
Southern Illinois Salukis football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Los Angeles Rams players
African-American players of American football
Players of American football from St. Louis
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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