Ike Lassiter

American football player (1940–2015)

American football player

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Position:| Defensive end
Personal information
Born:| (1940-11-15)November 15, 1940
Wilson, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:| February 15, 2015(2015-02-15) (aged 74)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:| 270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:| Charles H. Darden
(Wilson, North Carolina)
College:| St. Augustine's
NFL draft:| 1962 / Round: 9 / Pick: 115
Career history

* Denver Broncos (1962–1964)
* Oakland Raiders (1965–1969)
* Boston / New England Patriots (1970–1971)
* Washington Redskins (1972)*
* Jacksonville Sharks (1974)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

* AFL champion (1967)
* 2× Second-team All-AFL (1966, 1969)
* AFL All-Star (1966)
* AFL sacks leader (1967)

AFL record

* Most sacks in a season: 17 (1967)[1]

Career AFL/NFL statistics
| Sacks:| 74.5

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Fumble recoveries:| 3
Interceptions:| 1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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]

* List of American Football League players

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Pre-1982 Sacks Added to Pro Football Reference".
2. ^ "The Raiders are again the class of the West, but the - 09.16.68 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
3. ^ List of National Football League records (team)#Sacks
4. ^ "Mr. Isaac Thomas Lassiter Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-06-22.

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Los Angeles Rams 1962 NFL draft selections

* Roman Gabriel
* Merlin Olsen
* Joe Carollo
* John Meyers
* John Cornett
* Art Perkins
* Jim Smith
* Ben Wilson
* Sherwyn Thorson
* Jim Bakken
* Dick Farris
* Ike Lassiter
* Jim Norris
* Bert Wilder
* Marv Marinovich
* Bob Fearnside
* Gary Henson
* Walter Nikirk
* Ron Skufca
* Dave Steadman
* Charlie Furlow
* Gerard Barto
* Foster Andersen

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Oakland Raiders 1967 AFL champions

* 00 Jim Otto
* 3 Daryle Lamonica
* 11 Mike Eischeid
* 16 George Blanda
* 19 Cotton Davidson
* 20 Warren Powers
* 21 Rodger Bird
* 22 Larry Todd
* 23 Rod Sherman
* 24 Willie Brown
* 25 Fred Biletnikoff
* 29 Howie Williams
* 30 Roger Hagberg
* 33 Billy Cannon
* 34 Gus Otto
* 35 Hewritt Dixon
* 36 Clem Daniels
* 38 Estes Banks
* 40 Pete Banaszak
* 42 Bill Laskey
* 45 Dave Grayson
* 47 Kent McCloughan
* 48 Bill Budness
* 50 Duane Benson
* 52 J. R. Williamson
* 53 Dan Birdwell
* 55 Dan Conners
* 62 Bob Kruse
* 63 Gene Upshaw
* 65 Wayne Hawkins
* 70 Jim Harvey
* 73 Richard Sligh
* 74 Tom Keating
* 76 Bob Svihus
* 77 Ike Lassiter
* 78 Dan Archer
* 79 Harry Schuh
* 81 Warren Wells
* 83 Ben Davidson
* 84 Ken Herock
* 85 Carleton Oats
* 86 Bill Fairband
* 88 Dave Kocourek
* 89 Bill Miller

* Head coach: John Rauch

* Coaches: Tom Dahms
* John Madden
* Marv Marinovich
* John Polonchek
* Ollie Spencer
* Charlie Sumner

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AFL annual sacks leaders

* 1960: Branch & Morris
* 1961: Husmann & Nery
* 1962: Husmann
* 1963: Eisenhauer
* 1964: Sestak
* 1965: Eisenhauer
* 1966: Biggs
* 1967: Lassiter
* 1968: Philbin
* 1969: DeLong

Stats retroactively counted - American Football League merged with National Football League after 1969

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