Mark Duncan / AP File
In this May 2, 2014, file photo, Jackie Slater is introduced before the inaugural Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan Fest at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. Years before Jackie Slater was an NFL Hall of Fame offensive lineman, he was a gigantic teenager in Jackson, Mississippi, playing football for Wingfield High School and hoping to attract the attention of college scouts.
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