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NFL Star Randy Burke Passes Away at 70

11/19/2025

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Randall 'Randy' William Burke died at age 70 in Lexington, Kentucky, after a career as an NFL wide receiver.
He played college football at the University of Kentucky from 1973 to 1977, including a record-setting 1977 Senior Bowl.
Burke was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft and played four seasons, later working as a WKYT senior marketing consultant from 1988 to 2017.

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Randall 'Randy' William Burke died at age 70 in Lexington, Kentucky, after a career as an NFL wide receiver.
He played college football at the University of Kentucky from 1973 to 1977, including a record-setting 1977 Senior Bowl.
Burke was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the first round of the 1977 NFL draft and played four seasons, later working as a WKYT senior marketing consultant from 1988 to 2017.