Joseph Harrison Cain is a former American football

American football

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 linebacker

Linebacker

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 who played nine seasons in the National Football League

National Football League

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Cain graduated in 1983 from Compton High School

Compton High School

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 in Compton, California

Compton, California

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. He attended Stanford University

Stanford University

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 on an academic scholarship

Scholarship

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, and joined the football

College football

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 team as a walk-on. He later transferred to Oregon Institute of Technology

Oregon Institute of Technology

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, after Greg McMackin

Greg McMackin

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, who was the assistant linebackers coach

Coach (sport)

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 at Stanford, obtained the head coach

Head coach

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ing position.

He is a father of three children and grandfather of one.