Mario Bailey

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}

{{Use American English|date=December 2023}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mario Bailey

| image =

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| number = 5, 81

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lbs = 162

| high_school = Franklin (Seattle)

| college = Washington

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 162

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1992}})*
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1993}})*
• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1994}})*
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1995}})*
• Frankfurt Galaxy ({{FRA season|1995}}–{{FRA season|1996}})
• BC Lions ({{CFL Year|1996}})
• Frankfurt Galaxy ({{FRA season|1997}}–{{FRA season|1998}})
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1998}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
• Frankfurt Galaxy ({{FRA season|1999}}–{{FRA season|2000}})
• Orlando Rage ({{AFL Year|2001}})
• Detroit Fury ({{AFL Year|2003}})

| highlights =

• 2× World Bowl champion (III, VIII)
• 3× All-NFL Europe (1998, 1999, 2000)
• National champion (1991)
• Consensus All-American (1991)
• Pac-10 Co-Offensive Player of the Year (1991)
• First-team All-Pac-10 (1991)

| afl = 3252

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Mario Bailey (born November 30, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He is the all-time reception leader in NFL Europe.{{Cite web |last=Gold |first=Jon |date=June 23, 2017 |title=10 years after NFL Europe's demise, alumni remember league fondly |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19638357/oral-history-10-years-nfl-europe-demise-alumni-such-kurt-warner-remember-developmental-league-fondly |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy from 1995 through 2000 and was a favorite player of the local German fans.{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=John |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Former Husky & Seahawks Employee Mario Bailey "Still A Star" In Germany |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/former-husky-seahawks-employee-mario-bailey-still-a-star-in-germany |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=www.seahawks.com |language=en-US}}

Bailey played college football for the Washington Huskies, earning consensus All-American honors in 1991. He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rotowire.com/?tm=HOO&lg=nfl&yr=1992|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410220851/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=HOO&lg=nfl&yr=1992|url-status=dead|title=RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More|archivedate=April 10, 2007|website=RotoWire}} He was also drafted by the Orlando Rage of the XFL with the 52nd pick in the 2001 XFL Draft. In 2003, Bailey played in the Arena Football League with the Detroit Fury.

Bailey is a former high school football coach at his alma mater, Franklin High School in Seattle, Washington, and is a member of the Seattle Seahawks high school council.