Tony Locke
Encyclopedia
Tony Locke is an American football
wide receiver
/defensive back
who played most recently for the New Orleans VooDoo
in the Arena Football League. He played college football
for the Ohio State Buckeyes
where he was a two-year letterman.
in Urbana, Ohio
, where he stood out in football
, basketball
, and athletics
. In football, he was a two-time All-Area selection and also was named the Team MVP as a senior.
(2004, 2007), the Los Angeles Avengers
(2005–2006), and the New Orleans VooDoo (2007).
He started his professional career in the AFL2 with the Cincinnati Swarm, and also played for the Albany Conquest before going on to start his AFL career with the Columbus Destroyers.
He retired from the AFL after the 2007 season.
starring Mark Wahlberg
as a football player along with WR/DB Kevin Ingram
who played with Locke when he was with the Los Angeles Avengers.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
/defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
who played most recently for the New Orleans VooDoo
New Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo are an Arena Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play their home games in New Orleans Arena....
in the Arena Football League. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes football
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
where he was a two-year letterman.
Early years
Locke attended Urbana High SchoolUrbana High School (Ohio)
Urbana High School is a public high school in Urbana, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Urbana City Schools district. The 2006 - 07 school year had 645 attending students. It is located at 500 Washington Ave. Urbana, Ohio 43078...
in Urbana, Ohio
Urbana, Ohio
Urbana is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Ohio, United States, west of Columbus. Urbana was laid out in 1805, and for a time in 1812 was the headquarters of the Northwestern army. Urbana was named after the town of Urbanna, Virginia. It is the burial-place of the Indian fighter...
, where he stood out in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
. In football, he was a two-time All-Area selection and also was named the Team MVP as a senior.
Professional career
Lock has played in the AFL for the Columbus DestroyersColumbus Destroyers
The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of...
(2004, 2007), the Los Angeles Avengers
Los Angeles Avengers
The Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...
(2005–2006), and the New Orleans VooDoo (2007).
He started his professional career in the AFL2 with the Cincinnati Swarm, and also played for the Albany Conquest before going on to start his AFL career with the Columbus Destroyers.
He retired from the AFL after the 2007 season.
Film career
He recently appeared in the movie InvincibleInvincible (2006 film)
Invincible is a 2006 family film directed by Ericson Core set in 1976. It is based on the true story of Vince Papale, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976–78. Mark Wahlberg portrays Papale and Greg Kinnear plays Papale's coach, Dick Vermeil...
starring Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
as a football player along with WR/DB Kevin Ingram
Kevin Ingram
Kevin C. Ingram played in the Arena Football League as a wide receiver/defensive back for the Los Angeles Avengers.-High school career:...
who played with Locke when he was with the Los Angeles Avengers.