# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/takeo-spikes
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:23:54.038Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/takeo-spikes"
name: "Takeo Spikes"
slug: "takeo-spikes"
description: "Takeo Gerard Spikes is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn Tigers. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 13th overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, and San Diego Chargers."
tagline: "American football player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Takeo_Spikes_2007.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1976-12-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           47.25
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.584026666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/TakeoSpikes51"
    handle:    "TakeoSpikes51"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.nfl.com/player/takeospikes/2503086/profile"
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Spikes"
    title: "Takeo Spikes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "تاكيو سپيكيس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Spikes"
    title: "Takeo Spikes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Spikes"
    title: "Takeo Spikes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Spikes"
    title: "Takeo Spikes"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AD%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9"
    title: "タキオ・スパイクス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3305301"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump