Greg Lasker
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Position: | Safety | ||||
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Born: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | September 28, 1964||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Conway (Arkansas) | ||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 2 / pick: 53 | ||||
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Gregory Cephus Lasker (born September 28, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Lasker was born in St. Louis, Missouri and played scholastically at Conway High School in Arkansas.[1] He played collegiately at Arkansas,[1][2] where he earned third-team All-American honors as a senior.[3] He was named to the Arkansas 1980–1989 All-Decade Team.[4]
Lasker was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft.[5] He was with the Giants for the 1986 and 1987 seasons, earning a Super Bowl ring as a rookie (Super Bowl XXI).[6] He was released midway through the 1988 season, and had a "cup of coffee" with the Chicago Bears and Phoenix Cardinals.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Greg Lasker Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "Greg Lasker NFL Profile". NFL. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ "All-America". Akron Beacon Journal. December 10, 1985. p. D2.
- ^ "Razorback Football History". HogNation. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Greg Lasker databaseFootball Profile". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ Armijo, Mark (November 24, 1988). "Cardinals Notes". Arizona Republic.
Safety Greg Lasker, waived twice by the Giants and once by Chicago, hopes he has found a home in the valley.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from St. Louis
- American football defensive backs
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Chicago Bears players
- New York Giants players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- People from Conway, Arkansas
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive back, 1960s birth stubs