(born
June 14 ,
1964 in
Schenectady, New York ) was an
American Football Offensive Lineman who played for the
Atlanta Falcons ,
Green Bay Packers , and
Arizona Cardinals of the
NFL . Dukes was a Free Agent in
1986 upon entering the NFL.
He attended Evans High School in
Orlando, FL . At Evans he was 1982 Football News Freshman 1st Team All-American, 1983 Football News All-American Honorable Mention, 1984 Football News 2nd Team All-American, Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention, 1985
Walter Camp 1st Team All-American Football Writers Association 1st Team All-American,
Associated Press 2nd Team All-American,
United Press International 2nd Team All-American, Football News 3rd Team All-American, and NCAA Consensus All-American.
Dukes was a starter at
Florida State for 4 years and played in the 1982
Gator Bowl , 1983
Peach Bowl , 1984
Citrus Bowl , and 1985 Gator Bowl.
Dukes began his career with the Atlanta Falcons in 1986 as #64 and a center and played this position until 1994 when he went to Green Bay. At Green Bay his number changed to #63. In 1995, Dukes went on to play at Arizona completing his career playing in 124 games.
Dukes is currently a host on NFL Scoreboard on the NFL Network, and is hosting a new show called "Put Up Your Dukes"