James Lik
| Full name | James Henry Lik | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 20, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New Hyde Park, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 3, 2022 (aged 44) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | New Hyde Park High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Wake Forest University | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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James Henry Lik (April 20, 1977 – April 3, 2022) was an American college football and rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in New Hyde Park on Long Island, Lik was an all-round sportsman at New Hyde Park Memorial High School, playing basketball, baseball and football.[2] He was a Division 1 football tight end with Wake Forest from 1996 to 1999.[3]
Lik, a 6 ft 7 in lock, played his rugby in Manhattan and in 2005 got his first call up to the U.S. national team, for the Super Cup in Japan, where he appeared in internationals against Canada and Romania.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "In Memoriam: Deacons We Lost in 2021-22". Wake Forest University Athletics. December 19, 2022.
- ^ "In The Spotlight". Newsday. February 9, 1995.
- ^ "Wake's "yackle" playing a big role". News & Record. September 29, 1999.
- ^ "Eagles squad named for Superpowers Cup". ESPN.com. May 18, 2005.
External links
[edit]- James Lik at ESPNscrum
- James Lik at Sports Reference
Categories:
- 1977 births
- 2022 deaths
- American rugby union players
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from New York (state)
- Rugby union locks
- Players of American football from Nassau County, New York
- American football tight ends
- People from New Hyde Park, New York
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
- Footballers who switched code