Researching Mike Dukes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1107 people with the Dukes surname? In that year Dukes was ranked number 2495 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mike means "Form of MICHAEL. who is like God" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Mike Dukes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mike Dukes and the Dukes Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1425 people with the Dukes surname in the UK? Dukes is now ranked number 2747 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Mike Dukes
Mike Dukes
Michael Francis Dukes (March 16, 1936 – June 16, 2008) was an American collegiate and professional football player who was best known as a linebacker for the original Houston Oilers. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Dukes attended Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia and then played in college for Clemson University. He then played the 1959 season for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Dukes left the NFL for the upstart American Football League where he played eleven seasons for the Oilers, Boston Patriots and New York Jets. He played for the first two championship teams of the American Football League, the 1960 and 1961 Oilers, and was selected to the UPI All-AFL Team in 1961.
Dukes died in an automobile accident on Interstate 10 in Beaumont, Texas on June 16, 2008, at age 72.
His interment was at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
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