Mark Pike
American football player (1963–2021)
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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 178th overall in the seventh round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Bills.[1] He played in four Super Bowls.
BornDecember 27, 1963
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 2021 (aged 57)
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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| Positions | Linebacker Defensive end Special teamer | ||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1963 Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 8, 2021 (aged 57) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Dixie Heights (Edgewood, Kentucky) | ||||||||
| College | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: 7th round, 178th overall pick | ||||||||
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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]
