He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Oilers in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft.
He started becoming more noticed in his junior season and was noted for holding more than his own against future 1976 NFL draft first-overall pick Lee Roy Selmon.
Towns was a part of the 1976 College Football All-America Team in his senior year.
[1] Towns was inducted into the 2006 class of the University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame.
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