Tony Pike
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 10, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Cincinnati | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 204 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 0–0 |
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| Passing yards: | 47 |
| QB Rating: | 60.1 |
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Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike (born March 10, 1986) is a retired American football quarterback who played in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers. He played college football for Cincinnati.
Born to Steve and Cheri Pike, Tony attended Reading High School, where he was named Cincinnati Division II-III Player of the Year as a senior at football. As a senior, he completed 319 of 531 passes for 4,355 yards and 46 touchdowns, earning first-team all-state honors. Pike also played basketball, helping the Blue Devils win a state title as a junior and reach the regional finals as a senior.
Pike enrolled at University of Cincinnati in January 2005. He was redshirted for the 2005 season.
In 2007, he made his collegiate debut against Southeast Missouri State, Pike finished the night 6-of-9 for 57 yards and a touchdown. In 2008 college football season, Dustin Grutza was the named the team's starting quarterback following Ben Mauk's failure to gain a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA. In a 52–26 loss to Oklahoma Sooners, a team that would play for the national championship that season, Grutza broke his ankle and was replaced by Pike.
The Bearcats traveled to Akron, Ohio to play the Akron Zips. Against the Zips, Pike broke his arm and was replaced by redshirt freshman Zach Collaros, who led the Bearcats to a 17–15 victory.
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