Ike Lassiter
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 15, 1940 Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 15, 2015 (aged 74) Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Charles H. Darden (Wilson, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | St. Augustine's | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1962 / round: 9 / pick: 115 | ||||||||
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Isaac "Ike" Thomas Lassiter (November 15, 1940 – February 15, 2015) was an American football defensive end who played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders, where he was an AFL All-Star in 1966. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Boston / New England Patriots for two seasons. He finally played in the World Football League (WFL) with the Jacksonville Sharks for one year.
Professional career
[edit]He played as the starting left defensive end in Super Bowl II for the 1967 Raiders. In the 1967 regular season on a Raiders team with a won–lost record of 13–1, he was one of the main pass-rushers of a front four including Dan Birdwell, Tom Keating, and Ben Davidson with a combined league-leading total of 67 sacks and 665 yards lost,[2] the latter an all-time record, the all-time record for sacks being 72, done in a 16-game season, the Raiders leading the league in sacks from 1966 to 1968, an all-time record.[3]
He ended his NFL career with the Boston / New England Patriots in 1970 and 1971. Lassiter was traded to the Washington Redskins in 1972, but did not make the team. He sat out the next two seasons, but played for the Jacksonville Sharks in 1974 in the World Football League.
Personal life
[edit]He attended St. Augustine's College, where he received a bachelor's degree in physical education.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]He retired to Oakland, California and died on February 15, 2015.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added to Pro Football Reference".
- ^ "The Raiders are again the class of the West, but the - 09.16.68 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ List of National Football League records (team)#Sacks
- ^ "Mr. Isaac Thomas Lassiter Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
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