Mark Adickes
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Mark Stephen Adickes (born April 22, 1961) is an
Early career
Adickes played high school football at Killeen High School in Killeen, Texas. He attended and played college football at Baylor University, where he was named an All-American.[3]
Adickes was inducted into the Baylor Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]
Professional career
Adickes started his professional football career in the
Medical career
After retiring from the NFL, Adickes attended
Adickes is formerly the Co-medical Director and Orthopedic Surgeon at the
Adickes is team physician for the
Television career
Adickes worked with Tricia Bradley of Serious Fun Productions, LLC, to blend his two distinct careers: a professional football player and an orthopedic surgeon, aka, Jock to Doc. In 2013, Adickes was signed to ESPN as an injury expert and appears on a regular basis when a top athlete gets injured. At the start of the 2014 NFL season, DirecTV launched a new channel called "The Fantasy Zone," and Adickes became an integral member of the show.[8] Adickes has appeared on the NBC Today Show, where he discussed concussions and football. He has also made appearances on Fox NFL Sunday and was a regular guest on CBS's The Doctors. Adickes is the host of a sports medicine documentary program, Athlete 360, on which he interviews professional athletes who have sustained major injuries necessitating orthopedic surgery. Some of the featured athletes include Kevin Everett, Dikembe Mutombo, Mark Schlereth, and golfer Stacy Lewis, whose modified scoliosis surgery made her career in golf possible. In 2013 Adickes was hired by ESPN as its NFL injury analyst.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Dr. Mark Adickes, former NFL lineman, joins ESPN's roster of sports medicine experts". 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Mark Adickes, M.D. | Dr. Mark Adickes, Orthopedic Surgeon, Fellowship Trained in Sports Medicine, Hip Arthroscopy, Houston, TX".
- ^ a b c Where Are They Now: Mark Adickes :: Former football All-American now surgical resident
- ^ Former NFL Offensive Lineman Joins the Medical Staff at the Ironman Sports Medicine Institute and Human Performance at Memorial Hermann
- ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Mark Adickes Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ "ESPN sports medicine expert Dr. Mark Adickes joins Baylor College of Medicine".
- ^ "Entertainment News from DIRECTV".
- ^ "Football star turned doctor now hosting TV show on FSN". 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Dr. Mark Adickes, former NFL lineman, joins ESPN's roster of sports medicine experts". 28 October 2013.