Mike Collier (American football)
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 21, 1953 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | February 16, 2025 (aged 71) Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Edmondson-Westside (Edmondson Village, Baltimore) | ||||||||||||
| College | Morgan State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 14th round, 364th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Michael Jerome Collier (September 21, 1953 – February 16, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Morgan State Bears. He played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers for two seasons and three with the Buffalo Bills.
As an NFL rookie in 1975, Collier scored three rushing touchdowns while the Steelers went on to win Super Bowl X.[1] He spent the 1976 season on injured reserve (during which he taught physical education at the Talmudical Academy - Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in Baltimore, Maryland[2]) before signing with the Bills the following year.[3][4]
Collier resided in Hagerstown, Maryland, with his three children, his wife Lisa, six grandchildren, and worked at a local Martin's grocery store as a manager.[5]
Collier died in Hagerstown on February 16, 2025, at the age of 71.[6]
References
- ^ "Mike Collier 1975 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ Personal recollection of a student, Shlomo D. Katz
- ^ "Hanratty Feels He'll Be Taken". The Daily News. September 7, 1976. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pascarelli, Peter (November 6, 1977). "Bills down, but insist they're not out". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Klingaman, Mike (October 17, 2013). "Catching Up With . . . former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Collier". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Jerome Collier". Rest Haven Funeral Home and Cemetery. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
External links
- Mike Collier at IMDb