Background
Laskey was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended Milan High School in Milan, Michigan.
Laskey was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and attended Milan High School in Milan, Michigan.
He played college football for the and professional football for 10 years in the American Football League and National Football League from 1965 to 1974. Laskey enrolled at the in 1961 and played college football at the end position for head coach Bump Elliott"s Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1962 to 1964. During the 1963 and 1964 seasons, Laskey caught nine passes for 118 yards and one touchdown.
Laskey later played professional football as a linebacker in the American Football League (American Federation of Labor-Congress) for the Buffalo Bills (1965) and Oakland Raiders (1966-1969) and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Raiders (1970), Baltimore Colts (1971-1972) and Denver Broncos (1973-1974).
He played in the Pro Bowl in 1965 and was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (National Education Association) as a second-team All-American Federation of Labor-Congress player in 1967. Over the course of a 10-year NFL career, Laskey appeared in 119 games, 45 as a starter, and had seven interceptions and eight fumble recoveries.