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Mike Stratton

David Michael Stratton

Position: LB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 224 lbs.
Born: April 10, 1941 in Vonore, TN
College: Tennessee

Career AV: 73 (501st overall since 1950)

6-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 13th round (100th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1962 21 BUF RLB 58 12 0 6 99 0 18 4
1963* 22 BUF RLB 58 14 0 3 31 1 26 7
1964*+ 23 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 13
1965*+ 24 BUF RLB 58 14 0 2 19 0 19 10
1966*+ 25 BUF RLB 58 14 0 3 37 0 23 13
1967* 26 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 29 0 12
1968* 27 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 15 0 15 8
1969 28 BUF RLB 58 14 0 0 1 0 0 5
1970 29 BUF RLB 58 9 0 6
1971 30 BUF RLB 58 13 0 4
1972 31 BUF RLB 58 10 0 1 0 0 0 6
1973 32 SDG LLB 58 14 10 3 46 0 23 4
Career 156 10 21 250 1 26 0 2 29 1 1 92
11 yrs BUF 142 0 18 204 1 26 0 2 29 1 1 88
1 yr SDG 14 10 3 46 0 23 4

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1963* 22 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.1 1.4 19 0 0
Career 156 10 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.0 0.1 19 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1963* 22 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 1 6
1964*+ 23 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 2
1966*+ 25 BUF RLB 58 14 0 1 1 6
Career 156 10 1 1 2 1 14

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Lee Roy Caffey, Terrell Suggs, Tim Harris, Mike Singletary*, Dwayne Rudd, Julian Peterson, Cornelius Bennett, Tom Cousineau, Les Richter, Ken Fantetti
4 Julian Peterson, Dave Wilcox*, Cornelius Bennett, Nick Buoniconti*, Willie McGinest, Paul Naumoff, Hugh Green, Joe Fortunato, Bobby Bell*, Terrell Suggs
5 Terrell Suggs, Rickey Jackson, Nick Buoniconti*, Myron Pottios, LaVar Arrington, Hugh Green, Bobby Bell*, Dave Wilcox*, Cornelius Bennett, Wayne Robinson
6 Nick Buoniconti*, Joey Porter, Les Richter, Terrell Suggs, Cornelius Bennett, Rickey Jackson, Bobby Bell*, Jeff Siemon, Vaughan Johnson, Dave Wilcox*
7 Rickey Jackson, Joey Porter, Jeff Siemon, Harry Carson*, Tom Jackson, Vaughan Johnson, Nick Buoniconti*, Walt Michaels, Matt Blair, Dale Dodrill
8 Tom Jackson, Walt Michaels, Harry Carson*, Larry Grantham, Jeff Siemon, Vaughan Johnson, Rickey Jackson, Matt Blair, Chip Banks, Shane Conlan
9 Chuck Drazenovich, Seth Joyner, Jeff Siemon, Larry Grantham, Joey Porter, Julian Peterson, Tom Jackson, Shane Conlan, Donnie Edwards, Dexter Coakley
10 Willie McGinest, Chuck Drazenovich, Hardy Nickerson, Ken Harvey, Seth Joyner, Dexter Coakley, Tom Jackson, Chip Banks, Jeff Siemon, Roy Winston
11 Willie McGinest, Seth Joyner, Ken Harvey, Clay Matthews, Chuck Drazenovich, Jeff Siemon, Jim Lynch, Roy Winston, Tom Jackson, Donnie Edwards
12 Willie McGinest, Seth Joyner, Ken Harvey, Jim Lynch, Clay Matthews, Chuck Drazenovich, Jeff Siemon, Roy Winston, Chip Banks, Chad Brown
Career Ken Harvey, Chuck Drazenovich, Jeff Siemon, Jim Lynch, Chip Banks, Seth Joyner, Dexter Coakley, Dan Conners, Tedy Bruschi, John Reger

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

First-Team All-Pro

1964
1965
1966

Non-Offensive TDs

1963 AFL 1 (4)
1966 AFL 1 (4)

Fumble Return Yds

1967 AFL 29 (3)

Fumble Return TD

1966 AFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1962 AFL 6 (10)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1963 AFL 1 (2)

Safeties

1964 AFL 1 (2/18)
Career 1 (69)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1964Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1965AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1966AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1967Sporting News: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
1968Sporting News: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
1969Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL