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A native of England, Newsome relocated with his family to Solano County, California in the late 1960s when his father who served with the United States Air Force was transferred to Travis Air Force Base. He is a 1979 graduate of Vacaville High School where he made the football varsity team as a sophomore. He played on both offense and defense but excelled as a running back. He is the first graduate of Vacaville High School to be selected in the NFL draft.