Career
He is an alumnus of Saint Augustine"s College in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor"s Degree in physical education. Lassiter played professionally for the American Football League"s Denver Broncos and the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s Oakland Raiders, where he was an American Federation of Labor-Congress All-Star in 1966. He played as the starting left defensive end in Super Bowl II for the 1967 Raiders.
He ended his NFL career with the Boston Patriots/New England Patriots in 1970 and 1971.
Lassiter was traded to the Washington Redskins in 1972, but did not make the team He sat out the next two seasons, but played for the Jacksonville Sharks in 1974 in the World Football League.
He retired to Oakland, California.