[1] He was a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels football team from 1980 to 1983 and a three-year letterman from 1981 to 1983.
[1] Conwell was a territorial selection of the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1984.
[2] He was also selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round, with the 51st overall pick, of the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players.
[3] He missed the majority of the season due an ankle injury he suffered in the East–West Shrine Game after his senior year of college.
[1] On August 20, 1986, the 49ers traded Conwell's NFL negotiation rights to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 1987 11th round draft pick.