Mike Esposito (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 24, 1953 Everett, Massachusetts | ||||||||
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| College: | Boston College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 7 / pick: 159 | ||||||||
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Michael John Esposito (born April 24, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He played for the Atlanta Falcons. He attended Wilmington High School in Massachusetts[1][2] and played college football for the Boston College Eagles.[3]
Esposito was a participant in the 1974 East-West Shrine Game. As part of the game, each player would visit the Shriners Hospitals for Children. While visiting, he noticed Nicole Worley-Urteaga, a 2-year-old patient with Holt-Oram syndrome. She appeared scared and was crying. Esposito took her hand to calm her down and they walked down the hallway together. A photographer from a local newspaper noticed the scene and snapped a photo of the two. The image became the inspiration for the official logo of the East-West Shrine Game and is displayed annually on the 50-yard line.[4][5]
References
- ^ Cooke, Rick (November 29, 2009). "After all of these years, Mike Esposito is still a very big deal in Wilmington". Wilmington Town Crier. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Pevear, David (August 3, 2014). "Ex-Wilmington High football star's invention is on the level". Lowell Sun. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Mike Esposito Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com
- ^ http://homenewshere.com/wilmington_town_crier/sports/article_71e6e009-dffb-5004-bd4d-9690ffb3bdc1.html
- ^ http://www.shrinegame.com/en/About/LogoStory.aspx
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