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Bryan Pata
No. 95
Date of birth(1984-08-12)August 12, 1984
Place of birthMiami, Florida
Date of deathNovember 7, 2006(2006-11-07) (aged 22)
Place of deathKendall, Florida[1]
Career information
Position(s)DL
US collegeUniversity of Miami
High schoolMiami Central High School
North Miami High School
Career history
As player
2003–2006Miami Hurricanes

Bryan Sidney Pata (August 12, 1984 – November 7, 2006) was an American football defensive lineman for the Miami Hurricanes and was majoring in criminology.[2] After leaving a football practice during his fourth year at the school, Pata was murdered.

Career

Pata played three seasons at North Miami High School before moving on to Miami Central High School.[3] He was named to Super Prep's All-America team, and rated as the nation's 26th-best defensive lineman by that magazine.[2] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also named him as one of the top 100 players in the South.[4] He chose to attend the University of Miami after also considering Rutgers University, the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma.[5][6]

Pata was in his fourth year with the Hurricanes and was expected to be selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.[7] He appeared in 41 games during his college career, making 23 starts.[5] Pata played primarily defensive tackle in his last season, totaling 13 tackles and two sacks.[5] He had been placed on the watch list for the Hendricks Award, awarded to college football's top defensive end.[8]

Death

On November 7, 2006, Pata was shot and killed outside of his apartment complex in Kendall, Florida,[1] after leaving team practice earlier that day.[9] The Miami-Dade police ruled the shooting to be a homicide.[1] Pata was 22 years old.[10] The case remains unsolved.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Degnan, Susan Miller (November 9, 2006). "Police tight-lipped on case". Miami Herald. p. 9D. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Player Bio: Bryan Pata :: Football". Archived from the original on 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  3. ^ Fonteboa, Pedro (October 13, 2002). "Miami central wins". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 17D. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bio at HurricaneSports.com Archived January 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b c "Miami's Pata shot, killed after practice". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. November 8, 2006. p. 7C. Retrieved November 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bryan Pata, 2003 Defensive tackle". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Shipley, Amy (2006-07-08). "Miami Player Dies After Shooting". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  8. ^ "Adams On Hendricks Award Watch List". scout.com. 2006-06-21. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
  9. ^ Reynolds, Tim (8 November 2006). "Miami Football Player Shot, Killed". AP. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via washingtonpost.com.
  10. ^ Conroy, Scott (7 November 2006). "U. Of Miami Football Player Killed". AP. Retrieved 28 September 2018 – via CBS News.
  11. ^ "Family Of Bryan Pata Still Hopeful His Killer Will Be Caught". CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS4 Miami. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ^ Porter, Matt (7 November 2016). "Remembering Bryan Pata: Miami Hurricane's death still unsolved after 10 years". GateHouse Media, LLC. Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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