Mike D'Amato (American football)

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Mike D'Amato
Date of birth March 3, 1943 (1943-03-03) (age 65)
Place of birth Flag of the United States Brooklyn, NY
Position(s) Defensive back / Safety
College Hofstra
Career highlights
Honors American Football League Champion,
World Champion, 1968
Stats
Statistics
Teams
1968 AFL New York Jets

Mike D'Amato (born 3 March 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American college and professional football player. A safety, he played college football at Hofstra University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the New York Jets in the 1968 season. That season, the Jets defeated the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship game, and went on to humble the heavily favored NFL champion Baltimore Colts in the third AFL-NFL World Championship game. He followed Jets center John Schmitt as the second Hofstra alumnus to play for the team. D'Amato is now Hofstra's Special Assistant to the President for Alumni Affairs.


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