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Hart Lee Dykes (born September 2, 1966 in Bay City, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for two seasons for the New England Patriots. He was awarded the Dial Award for the national high school scholar-athlete of the year in 1984. He played two solid seasons but his career was cut short when he fractured his kneecap [1] and because of an eye injury which occurred during a bar room fight with Irving Fryar in 1990.[2] He was also drafted into the Chicago White Sox minor league system in 1989.[3] As of 2002, Dykes was the owner of a trucking company in Sugarland, Texas.[4]
He is perhaps best remember for being the posterchild for NCAA recruiting corruption. Voluntarily dealing with an investigation, he was eventually granted immunity and detailed a bidding war that went on for his services between Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Illinois and Oklahoma State (all of whom ended up on probabation). OSU paid him at least $23,000.
Hart Lee caught 83 passes for 1,344 yards & 7 TD's for the New England Patriots.
He recovered an onside kick by his teammate Jason Staurovsky in the Patriots 28-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints @ Sullivan Stadium on 11-12-89.
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