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  • Mike Curtis (American football)
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  • James Michael "Mike" Curtis (born March 27, 1943 in Rockville, Maryland) is a former professional American football player for the Baltimore Colts, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins, who played 14 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. Although sacks were not official, Curtis was a good blitzer, recording 22 sacks, including one in which a famous photograph was taken of Curtis tackling Roman Gabriel's head. Curtis also picked off 25 passes and was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1970 by a panel of 101 sportswriters. Curtis went to Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and was a 195-pound fullback as a junior i
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  • 14
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Number
  • 32
Birth Date
  • 1943-03-27
AFLDraftedRound
  • 3
Name
  • Curtis, Mike
  • Mike Curtis
NFL
  • CUR670845
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  • CurtMi00
Birth Place
ProBowls
  • 1968197019711974
DraftedYear
  • 1965
College
DatabaseFootball
  • CURTIMIK01
Place of Birth
Years
  • 1965
AFLDraftedPick
  • 21
Position
Honors
  • 20
  • AP 1st Team All-Pro
  • NEA 2nd Team All-Pro
  • The Sporting News 2nd Team All-Pro
  • Super Bowl V Champion
  • Pro Football Weekly, PFWA and UPI 1st Team All-Pro
  • UPI All-AFC 2nd Team 1970 NFL 101 AFC Defensive Player of the Year
Teams
  • Baltimore ColtsSeattle SeahawksWashington Redskins
Date of Birth
  • 1943-03-27
Short Description
  • American football player
AFLDraftedYear
  • 1965
DraftedRound
  • 1
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  • James Michael "Mike" Curtis (born March 27, 1943 in Rockville, Maryland) is a former professional American football player for the Baltimore Colts, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins, who played 14 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. Although sacks were not official, Curtis was a good blitzer, recording 22 sacks, including one in which a famous photograph was taken of Curtis tackling Roman Gabriel's head. Curtis also picked off 25 passes and was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1970 by a panel of 101 sportswriters. Curtis went to Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and was a 195-pound fullback as a junior in 1959. He played college football at Duke University, where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. GoDuke.com selected Curtis to its All-Century Team in 2000.