Mike Reilly (1980s linebacker) explained

Mike Reilly
Number:57
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:14 February 1959
Birth Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:217
High School:Christopher Columbus
(Miami, Florida)
College:Oklahoma
Draftyear:1982
Draftround:8
Draftpick:207
Pastteams:
Pfr:ReilMi21

Michael Dennis Reilly (born February 14, 1959)[1] is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football with the Oklahoma Sooners, and was drafted by the Rams in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL draft.[1] [2] During training camp as a Rams rookie in 1982, Reilly was involved in a car accident that killed a 17-year old boy. He served a one-year jail sentence for drunken driving and felony vehicular manslaughter.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Reilly. Pro Football Reference. October 24, 2019.
  2. News: Hoffer. Richard. The New, Sober Life of Reilly : Ex-Ram, an Alcoholic, Lives With a Death. January 12, 1988. Los Angeles Times. October 24, 2019.
  3. News: Los Angeles Rams linebacker and jail inmate Mike Reilly.... August 2, 1983. UPI. August 24, 2019.