| Ike Lassiter | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 15, 1940 |
| Place of birth | Wilson, North Carolina |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| College | St. Augustine's College |
| Jersey Number | 73, 77 |
| Career highlights | |
| AFL All-Star | 1966 |
| Honors | American Football League Champion, 1967 |
| Stats | |
| Statistics | |
| Teams | |
| 1962-1964 1965-1969 1970 1971 1974 |
AFL Denver Broncos AFL Oakland Raiders NFL Boston Patriots NFL New England Patriots WFL Jacksonville Sharks |
Ike Lassiter (born November 15, 1940 in Wilson, North Carolina) is a former American college and professional football defensive lineman. He is an alumnus of St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in physical education. Lassiter played professionally for the American Football League's Denver Broncos and the AFL's Oakland Raiders, where he was an AFL All-Star in 1966. 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 (American football), and Ben Davidson with a combined league-leading total of 67 sacks and 665 yards lost,[1] 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.[2]
He ended his NFL career with the Boston Patriots/New England Patriots in 1970 and 1971. He retired to Oakland, California, where he currently lives.