[4] While he was an undergraduate, he was a member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity (Alpha Epsilon Chapter).

As a freshman, he lived through the worst season in the history of the Florida football program in 1979,[5] when the Gators posted an 0–10–1 record.

[6] The following season, Fike was part of one of the biggest one-year turn-arounds in Division I football history,[5] when the 1980 Gators finished 8–4 after defeating the Maryland Terrapins in the Tangerine Bowl.

[4] After graduating from Florida, Fike was selected in the 1983 USFL Territorial Draft by the Tampa Bay Bandits.

[2] Fike played his final NFL season for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1993, seeing only limited action in three games.