Dexter Manley
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|position=[[Defensive end]]
|number=72
|birthdate={{birth date and age|1959|2|2}}<BR>[[Houston, Texas]]
|debutyear=1981
|finalyear=1991
|draftyear=1981
|draftround=5
|draftpick=119
|college=[[Oklahoma State University|Oklahoma State]]
|teams=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Washington Redskins]] ([[1981 NFL season|1981]]-[[1989 NFL season|1989]])
* [[Phoenix Cardinals]] ([[1990 NFL season|1990]])
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[1991 NFL season|1991]])
|stat1label=[[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
|stat1value=97.5
|stat2label=[[Interceptions]]
|stat2value=2
|stat3label=[[Touchdowns]]
|stat3value=1
|nfl=MAN351384
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
* [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1987 Pro Bowl|1986]])
* 2x [[All-Pro]] selection (1986, 1987)
* [[Washington Redskins#The 70 Greatest Redskins|70 Greatest Redskins]]
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'''Dexter Keith Manley''', nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense"<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE5DC103DF935A15751C0A963958260 PRO FOOTBALL; For Manley, Life Without Football Is Impossible to Tackle - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (born [[February 2]], [[1959]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Washington Redskins]], [[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix Cardinals]], and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in an eleven year career from [[1981 NFL season|1981]] to [[1991 NFL season|1991]]. He also played in the [[Canadian Football League]] for the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]. Manley played [[college football]] at [[Oklahoma State University]].
==Early career==
Manley grew up in [[Houston, Texas]] and played [[high school football]] at [[Yates High School]]. He then accepted a scholarship to play [[college football]] at [[Oklahoma State University]].
==Professional career==
Manley was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] in the fifth round (119th overall) of the [[1981 NFL Draft]] by the [[Washington Redskins]], where he would play for nine seasons. During his career with the Redskins, Manley won two [[Super Bowl]] titles and was a [[Pro Bowl]]er in [[1986 NFL season|1986]] when he recorded 18.5 sacks. He then played for the [[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix Cardinals]] and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. In [[1989 NFL season|1989]], Manley failed his third drug test and was banned from the NFL for life, with an opportunity to apply for reinstatement after one year.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4DB1031F931A15752C1A96F948260 SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Why Manley? Why Now? - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, after he failed his fourth drug test, he was permanently banned from the [[National Football League]] for life on [[December 12]], [[1991 NFL season|1991]]. {{ref|banned}}
Officially, Manley had 97.5 quarterback sacks in his career. His total rises to 103.5 when the six sacks he had his rookie year of 1981, when sacks were not yet an official statistic, are included.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1320043&type=story|title=Standing up for Manley|publisher=espn.com}}</ref> After his career in the United States ended, he revealed that he was [[Functional illiteracy|functionally illiterate]], despite having studied at [[Oklahoma State University]] for four years.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEED7113FF93BA15756C0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 Views Of Sport; How Illiteracy Makes Athletes Run - New York Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Manley also played two seasons in the [[Canadian Football League]] with the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]] in [[1993 in sports|1993]] and [[1994 in sports|1994]] after being banned from the NFL. In [[1995]], Manley was convicted of cocaine possession and was sentenced to four years behind bars and served two. {{ref|convicted}}
==Surgery==
Manley underwent 10½ hours of brain surgery [[June 21]], [[2006]], to treat a colloid cyst, and as expected, is experiencing minor, isolated memory loss. He first learned about the cyst in [[1986]], when after an all-night drug spree, he collapsed in a [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]] department store. His prognosis is for a relatively full recovery, although doctors have said that memory loss is a common side effect of the operation. Manley lives in suburban Washington with his wife and family. {{ref|Prognosis}}
In 2002, he was selected as one of the 70 Greatest Redskins of All Time.
==References==
#{{note|banned}} [http://www.ndsn.org/march95/manley.html Dexter Manley Arrested Again] [[Washington Post]], March 5, 1995, retrieved March 7, 2006
#{{note|convicted}} [http://www.ndsn.org/oct95/manley.html Dexter Manley Given 4-Year Sentence] Washington Post, August 5, 1995 retrieved March 7, 2006
#{{note|Prognosis}} [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2499698.html Prognosis good for Manley following brain surgery]
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==External links==
*[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MANLEDEX01 Career Statistics]
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{{Super Bowl XXII}}
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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:American football defensive ends]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:National Conference Pro Bowl players]]
[[Category:People from Houston, Texas]]
[[Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football players]]
[[Category:Ottawa Rough Riders players]]
[[Category:Phoenix Cardinals players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
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