Mike Curtis (American football)
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| Mike Curtis (American football) | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 27, 1943 |
| Place of birth | Rockville, Maryland |
| Position(s) | linebacker |
| College | Duke |
| NFL Draft | 1965 / Round 1/ Pick 14 |
| Pro Bowls | 4 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1965-1975 1976 1977-1978 |
Baltimore Colts Seattle Seahawks Washington Redskins |
Mike Curtis (born March 27, 1943) is a former American Football player for the Baltimore Colts, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins who played fourteen seasons from 1965 to 1978 in the National Football League. He was a four time Pro Bowler in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1974. He was considered one of the meanest players of his era.
Curtis played college football in Duke University where he was a two-time All-ACC conference selection. Curtis was drafted in the first round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Colts. He was the team captain of the Colts for most of his career. He had five interceptions in the 1970 season and a made a key interception that helped the Colts win Super Bowl V that season. Curtis was the Colts Most Valuable Player in 1974. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the 1976 expansion draft where he played one season with them before retiring with the Redskins in 1978.
Curtis wrote one book about his career called Keep Off My Turf.
His hobbies include ballroom dancing.
[edit] References
- ↑ Seahawks by Doug Thiel, Sunrise Publishing Inc. Retrieved April 27, 2006
