Mike Townsend
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| Position: | Defensive back |
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| Born: | March 19, 1952 |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 4 / pick: 86 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Mike Townsend (born March 19, 1952) is a former American football defensive back who played one season in the World Football League (WFL) with the Jacksonville Sharks and Memphis Southmen. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL draft.[1][2] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.[3] Townsend was a captain on the Notre Dame 1973 national championship team. He led the nation with ten interceptions as a junior.[4] He was a consensus All-American in 1973.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "1974 Minnesota Vikings Draft". footballdb.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "1974 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Townsend". und.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Catching Up With..." und.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Townsend". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Townsend". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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- Living people
- 1952 births
- American football defensive backs
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Memphis Southmen players
- Jacksonville Sharks (WFL) players
- All-American college football players
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ohio
- Players of American football from Butler County, Ohio
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople