Mike Reilly (1980s linebacker)
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Miami, Florida | February 14, 1959
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Christopher Columbus Miami, Florida |
College: | Oklahoma |
NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 8 / Pick: 207 |
Career history | |
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]
References
- ^ a b "Mike Reilly". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ a b Hoffer, Richard (January 12, 1988). "The New, Sober Life of Reilly : Ex-Ram, an Alcoholic, Lives With a Death". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Los Angeles Rams linebacker and jail inmate Mike Reilly..." UPI. August 2, 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
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