Rick Lyle
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Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | February 26, 1971 Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Hickman Mills (Kansas City, Missouri) | ||||||||
| College | Missouri | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: undrafted | ||||||||
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Rick Lyle (born February 26, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end who played for nine seasons with four teams in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.
Lyle attended Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was All State in wrestling, finishing fifth in state his senior year. He was also the two-time State Champion in the shot put during his junior and senior years, winning by over five feet beyond his closest competitor his senior year. He won many city, metro and state honors in football, including honorable mention USA Today All-American.
College career
Rick Lyle was named Freshman All-American at the University of Missouri his redshirt freshman season and was honorable mention all Big Eight his junior and senior years. At his graduation, Rick held the University of Missouri career record for quarterback sacks. Lyle was in the top five all time at MU in the five weight lifts used to judge overall strength and was the top lifter in their history at that time in the Power Clean. He was also indoor champion in the shot put and eventually became an outdoor All-American in the shot put, and also held several University of Missouri records. Rick will be inducted into the University of Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame in January.