Mark Pattison (American football)

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Mark Pattison
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Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1961-12-13) December 13, 1961 (age 60)
Seattle, Washington
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Seattle (WA) Roosevelt
College:Washington
NFL Draft:1985 / Round: 7 / Pick: 188
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:12
Receiving Yards:152
Touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Mark Lester Pattison (born December 13, 1961) is a former American football wide receiver who played four seasons in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle.

High school[]

Born and raised in Seattle, Pattison graduated from its Roosevelt High School in 1980. Playing as a wide receiver as a junior and at quarterback as a senior for the Rough Riders, he was the Player of the Year[1] as voted on by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper.

College[]

Pattison was a three-year letterman at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Don James. His senior year concluded in the New Year's night 1985 Orange Bowl in which he caught the go-ahead touchdown. He was selected in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Raiders. In 2016, Pattison's 1984 team was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame.[2]

After football[]

Following his NFL career, Pattison took up mountain climbing. In 2013, he began a goal to climb the Seven Summits, the highest points on each of the seven continents. His successful ascents include Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) (5,895 m (19,341 ft)) in 2013 and 2017, Mount Elbrus (Russia) (5,642 m (18,510 ft)) in 2014, Mount Kosciuszko (Australia) (2,228 m (7,310 ft)) in 2015, and Aconcagua (Argentina) (6,961 m (22,838 ft)) in February, 2016, Denali (Alaska) ((6,190 m (20,310 ft)) in 2018, Vinson Massif (Antartica) (4,892 m (16,050 ft)) in 2019,[3] and Everest (8,848.86 m (29,031.7 ft)) on 23 May 2021.[4]

At 10:10am Nepal Time on 23 May 2021, Mark reached the peak of Mt. Everest to complete his epic adventure to scale the Seven Summits. After an 18-hour grueling climb up and back, Mark completed a long held dream. Along the way, he also raised awareness and funds for Epilepsy Foundation[5] in honor of his daughter Emilia, as well as Higher Ground,[6] an organization that supports veterans,[7] while achieving his long-held goal to climb all Seven Summits.[8][9]

On 23 September, 2021, at 7:00pm MT, Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho, presented an NFL exclusive inside view of Mark's historic Everest climb along with his motivations and personal challenges.[10] The feature is titled "Searching For The Summit by NFL360."

References[]

  1. ^ "Where are they now?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  2. ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
  3. ^ "Ex-NFL WR set to join exclusive Seven Summit climbing club".
  4. ^ "Seven Summits NFL Athlete". The Himalayan.
  5. ^ "Epilepsy Foundation". Epilepsy Foundation.
  6. ^ "Higher Ground". Charity Navigator.
  7. ^ "Official Mark Pattison website".
  8. ^ "First NFL Seven Summits". SI.com.
  9. ^ "Mark Pattison is Always Climbing". Seattle Times.
  10. ^ "Searching For The Summit". Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho.

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