Mark Pike

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Mark Pike
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Personal information
Born:(1963-12-27)December 27, 1963
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died:December 8, 2021(2021-12-08) (aged 57)
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school: Dixie Heights
(Edgewood, Kentucky)
College: Georgia Tech
Position: Linebacker
Defensive end
Special teamer
NFL Draft: 1986  / Round: 7 / Pick: 178
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Mark Harold Pike (December 27, 1963 – December 8, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker, defensive end, and special teamer for twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills. He was originally selected in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Bills. [1] He played in four Super Bowls.

Biography

Pike was a graduate of Dixie Heights High School in Erlanger, Kentucky. [2]

He died on December 8, 2021, at age 57, from non-Hodgkin lymphoma complicated by COVID-19 pneumonia. [3]

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References

  1. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. Mark Pike Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . databasefootball.com
  3. Brown, Chris (December 8, 2021). "Bills special teams stalwart Mark Pike passes away". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.