Mark Pike Explained

Number:57, 94
Position:Linebacker
Defensive end
Special teamer
Birth Date:December 27, 1963
Birth Place:Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:272
High School:Dixie Heights
(Edgewood, Kentucky)
College:Georgia Tech
Draftyear:1986
Draftround:7
Draftpick:178
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Tackles
Statvalue1:41
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Sacks
Statvalue3:1.0
Pfr:P/PikeMa20

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1986 NFL Draft Listing . October 2, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PIKEMAR01 Mark Pike
  3. Web site: Brown . Chris . Bills special teams stalwart Mark Pike passes away . www.buffalobills.com . December 8, 2021 . December 8, 2021.