Mike Stratton

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Mike Stratton
Stratton tackles Keith Lincoln in 1964 AFL Championship game. SPORT Magazine'
Date of birth	1941
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Tennessee
AFL Draft	1962 / Round 13
Pro Bowls	AFL All-Star 6 times
Awards	Buffalo Bills WOF
Honors	All-Time All-AFL second team
Team(s)
1962-1969 1970-1972 1973	AFL Buffalo Bills NFL Buffalo Bills NFL San Diego Chargers

Mike Stratton (born 1941) is an American football player who had six interceptions for the Buffalo Bills as a rookie in 1962.

Drafted out of the University of Tennessee in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an AFL All-Star six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968, and was one of the Bills' league-best linebacking crew that helped them achieve American Football League championships in 1964 and 1965.

In the 1964 AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he made the memorable "hit heard 'round the world". The Chargers led 7-0 and were marching toward another score when Stratton tackled the Chargers' Hall of Famer Keith Lincoln, putting him out of the game. The Bills shut out San Diego for the rest of the game, and won, 20-7. Stratton was selected to the All-Time All-AFL second team.