Ike Lassiter is a former American college and professional football

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 defensive lineman. He is an alumnus of St. Augustine's College

St. Augustine's College (Raleigh)

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 in Raleigh, North Carolina

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, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in physical education. Lassiter played professionally for the American Football League

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's Denver Broncos

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 and the AFL's Oakland Raiders

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, where he was an AFL All-Star

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 in 1966. He played as the starting left defensive end in Super Bowl II

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 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

Dan Birdwell

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, Tom Keating (American football)

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, and Ben Davidson

Ben Davidson

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  with a combined league-leading total of 67 sacks and 665 yards lost, 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.

He ended his NFL career with the Boston Patriots/New England Patriots

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in 1970 and 1971. He retired to Oakland, California, where he currently lives.