Bryan Pata

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.

Bryan Pata
No. 95
Born:(1984-08-12)August 12, 1984
Miami, Florida
Died:November 7, 2006(2006-11-07) (aged 22)
Kendall, Florida[1]
Career information
Position(s)DL
CollegeUniversity of Miami
High schoolMiami Central High School
North Miami High School
Career history
As player
2003–2006Miami Hurricanes

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. Degnan, Susan Miller (November 9, 2006). "Police tight-lipped on case". Miami Herald. p. 9D. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "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. "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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