Mike Mercer (American football)
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Born: | Algona, Iowa | November 21, 1935||||||||
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College: | Hardin-Simmons Arizona State College (now NAU) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 15 / pick: 197 | ||||||||
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Michael Mercer (born November 21, 1935) is a former American football kicker and punter who played for six teams from (1961–1970). In the American Football League, he played for the Oakland Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. He was a member of the Chiefs' 1966 AFL Championship team that played in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game.
Mercer's 9 yard field goal attempt was blocked by Larry "Wildman" Eisenhauer and recovered by Don Webb, with about 3 minutes left, in the Oakland Raiders 43-43 tie with the Boston Patriots on October 16, 1964.
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