Greg Lasker

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Greg Lasker

| number = 46, 31, 49

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|9|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = Conway (Arkansas)

| college = Arkansas

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 53

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}})
• Chicago Bears (1988)
• Phoenix Cardinals (1988)

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXI)
• Third-team All-American (1985)
• Arkansas Razorbacks Football 1980–1989 All-Decade Team

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 2.5

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 1

| pfr = LaskGr20

}}

Gregory Cephus Lasker (born September 28, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Lasker was born in St. Louis, Missouri and played scholastically at Conway High School in Arkansas.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaskGr20.htm |title=Greg Lasker Stats |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=May 10, 2024}} He played collegiately at Arkansas,{{cite web |title=Greg Lasker NFL Profile |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/greglasker/profile?id=LAS255564 |work=NFL |access-date=July 20, 2008}} where he earned third-team All-American honors as a senior.{{cite news |title=All-America |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |date=December 10, 1985 |page=D2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5310293/1985_associated_press_allamerica/}} He was named to the Arkansas 1980–1989 All-Decade Team.{{cite web |title=Razorback Football History |url=http://www.hognation.net/football/crhistory.html |work=HogNation |access-date=July 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723122415/http://www.hognation.net/football/crhistory.html |archive-date=July 23, 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Lasker was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was with the Giants for the 1986 and 1987 seasons, earning a Super Bowl ring as a rookie (Super Bowl XXI).{{cite web |title=Greg Lasker databaseFootball Profile |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LASKEGRE01 |work=databaseFootball |access-date=July 20, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121220433/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LASKEGRE01 |archive-date=November 21, 2011}} He was released midway through the 1988 season, and had a "cup of coffee" with the Chicago Bears and Phoenix Cardinals.{{cite news |last=Armijo |first=Mark |date=Nov 24, 1988 |title=Cardinals Notes |work=Arizona Republic |quote=Safety Greg Lasker, waived twice by the Giants and once by Chicago, hopes he has found a home in the valley.}}

Life After Football:

Since Retirement Greg has successfully owned/operated a construction company in central Arkansas.https://www.laskerlifestyle.com/