Jump to content

Mike Stratton: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
obvious NFCC violation; Undid revision 621577084 by 184.144.69.45 (talk)
No edit summary
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{About|the American football player|the cancer researcher|Michael Stratton}}
{{About|the American football player|the cancer researcher|Michael Stratton}}
{{Infobox pro football player
{{Infobox NFL player
|name=Mike Stratton
|image=StrattonTacklesLincoln.jpg
|image=StrattonTacklesLincoln.jpg
|caption=Stratton tackles [[Keith Lincoln]]<br />in 1964 AFL Championship game.<br />''SPORT Magazine''
|caption=Stratton tackles [[Keith Lincoln]]<br />in 1964 AFL Championship game.<br />''SPORT Magazine''
⚫
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|4|10|mf=y}}
|number=58
⚫
|birth_place=[[Vonore, Tennessee]]
|position=[[Linebacker]]
|position=[[Linebacker]]
⚫
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1941|4|10|mf=y}}
⚫
|college=[[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]]
⚫
|birth_place=[[Vonore, Tennessee]]
|jersey='''58'''
|height_ft=6
|AFLDraftedYear=1962
|height_in=3
|AFLDraftedRound=13
|weight_lbs=224
⚫
|Awards=[[Buffalo Bills#Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame|Buffalo Bills WOF]]
|highschool=
⚫
|Honors=American Football League Champion, 1964 and 1965'''<BR>'''[[American Football League All-Time Team|AFL All-Time 2nd Team]]
⚫
|college=[[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
⚫
|Records=Most games played with same LB partners, 62<BR>([[Harry Jacobs]] and [[John Tracey]])
|draftyear=1962
⚫
|PFR=StraMi01
|draftround=13
|DatabaseFootball=STRATMIK01
|draftpick=100
|years=1962-1969<br>1970-1972<br>1973
|debutyear=1962
|teams=[[American Football League|AFL]] [[Buffalo Bills]]<br />NFL [[Buffalo Bills]]<br />NFL [[San Diego Chargers]]
|debutteam=Buffalo Bills
|AFLAllStar=1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
|finalyear=1973
|HOF=}}
|finalteam=San Diego Chargers
|pastteams=
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1962 American Football League season|1962]]–{{NFL Year|1972}})
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1973}})
|nflnew=mikestratton/2526689
⚫
|pfr=S/StraMi01
|highlights=
* 6× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
* 2× American Football League champion (1964, 1965)
⚫
* [[Buffalo Bills#Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame|Buffalo Bills WOF]]
⚫
* [[American Football League All-Time Team|AFL All-Time 2nd Team]]
⚫
* Most games played with same LB partners, 62<BR>([[Harry Jacobs]] and [[John Tracey]])
}}
'''David Michael Stratton''' (born April 10, 1941 in [[Vonore, Tennessee|Vonore]], [[Tennessee]]) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[American Football League|AFL]] and [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[San Diego Chargers]].<ref name="bleacher">{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/395320-the-best-outside-linebackers-not-in-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame#page/12 |title=The Best Outside Linebackers Not in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame |publisher=bleacherreport.com |date=May 22, 2010 |accessdate=October 4, 2010}}</ref>
'''David Michael Stratton''' (born April 10, 1941 in [[Vonore, Tennessee|Vonore]], [[Tennessee]]) was an [[American football]] [[linebacker]] in the [[American Football League|AFL]] and [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[San Diego Chargers]].<ref name="bleacher">{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/395320-the-best-outside-linebackers-not-in-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame#page/12 |title=The Best Outside Linebackers Not in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame |publisher=bleacherreport.com |date=May 22, 2010 |accessdate=October 4, 2010}}</ref>


Line 42: Line 55:
| NAME = Stratton, Mike
| NAME = Stratton, Mike
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = [[American football]] player
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 10, 1941
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 10, 1941
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Vonore, Tennessee]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Vonore, Tennessee
| DATE OF DEATH =
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =

Revision as of 16:55, 18 December 2014

This article is about the American football player. For the cancer researcher, see Michael Stratton.
Mike Stratton
refer to caption
Stratton tackles Keith Lincoln
in 1964 AFL Championship game.
SPORT Magazine
No. 58
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1941-04-10) April 10, 1941 (age 83)
Vonore, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:1962 / Round: 13 / Pick: 100
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

David Michael Stratton (born April 10, 1941 in Vonore, Tennessee) was an American football linebacker in the AFL and NFL for the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers.[1]

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. Lou Saban used him at linebacker, where with Harry Jacobs and John Tracey he filled out the AFL's best linebacking crew, playing together for 62 consecutive games from 1963 through 1967, a pro football record.[citation needed] They helped the formidable front four hold opposing teams without a 100-yard rusher for seventeen consecutive games in 1964 and 1965, and achieved American Football League championships in both those years.

In the 1964 AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he made the memorable "hit heard 'round the world".[citation needed] 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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Best Outside Linebackers Not in the Pro Football Hall Of Fame". bleacherreport.com. May 22, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2010.

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mike_Stratton&oldid=638661133"