Dameon Reilly

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Dameon Reilly
Personal information
Born: (1963-05-10) May 10, 1963 (age 60)
The Bronx, New York
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Aviation
(Queens, New York)
College:Rhode Island
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:1986
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:70
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at PFR

Dameon Reilly (born May 10, 1963) is a former wide receiver in the National Football League.

Early life and high school[edit]

Reilly was born and grew up in The Bronx, New York and attended Aviation Career & Technical Education High School in Long Island City, Queens. Reilly did not play high school football and only played the game in sandlots until college.[1]

College career[edit]

Reilly began his collegiate career at Nassau Community College, where he walked-on to the football team, before transferring to Rhode Island after his freshman year.[1] He was named first-team All-Yankee Conference in each of his three seasons with the Rams and set a conference record with 38 touchdown receptions along with 165 catches and 2,698 receiving yards.[2][3]

Professional career[edit]

Reilly was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1986. He spent the 1986 season on injured reserve and was cut during training camp the following season.[4] Reilly was signed by the Miami Dolphins in October 1987 as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike, catching five passes for 70 yards in three games before being released after the strike ended.[5][6] Reilly played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in 1988.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "TRANSFER MAKES MARK AT RHODE ISLAND". The New York Times. November 23, 1984. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dameon E. Reilly ('86)". GoRhody.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Records" (PDF). GoRhody.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "NEW DOLPHINS: TODAY'S EXPECTED STARTERS". Sun-Sentinel. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "DOLPHIN REGULARS TEMPER ANY ILL WILL". Sun-Sentinel. October 21, 1987. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dameon Reilly Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Sports Scoreboard". Regina Leader-Post. Newspapers.com. October 22, 1988. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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