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Mike Reilly (1980s linebacker)

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American football player (born 1959)

American football player
Mike Reilly
No. 57
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1959-02-14) February 14, 1959 (age 65)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Dennis Reilly (born February 14, 1959) 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. 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.

References

  1. ^ "Mike Reilly". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. "Los Angeles Rams linebacker and jail inmate Mike Reilly..." UPI. August 2, 1983. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

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Los Angeles Rams 1982 NFL draft selections


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