Mike Battle
American football player (born 1946)
American football player
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | (1946-07-09) July 9, 1946 (age 77) South Gate, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lawndale (CA) | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 12 / Pick: 311 | ||||||
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Michael Leonard Battle (born July 9, 1946) is a former American football player in the American Football League (AFL). and the National Football League (NFL). A safety, he played college football at the University of Southern California where he was awarded All-American honors, and played professionally for the New York Jets in 1969 and 1970. Battle saw most of his action with the Jets as a punt and kickoff return specialist.
He appeared in the movie C.C. and Company (1970) in the role as Rabbit, which starred Joe Namath, then starting quarterback of the New York Jets.
See also
- List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders
- List of American Football League players
External links
- Jets bio page
- Mike Battle at IMDb
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1967 USC Trojans football—consensus national champions
- 2 Steve Sogge
- 7 Mike Holmgren
- 17 Mike Battle
- 22 Earl McCullouch
- 32 O. J. Simpson
- 56 Jimmy Gunn
- 74 Mike Taylor
- 77 Ron Yary
- 84 Bob Klein
- 88 Tim Rossovich
- Dennis Crane
- Bill Hayhoe
- Mike Hull
- Head coach: John McKay
- Assistant coaches: Dick Coury
- Craig Fertig
- Phil Krueger
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