| 词条 | Mike Curtis (American football) |
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| name = Mike Curtis | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|3|27}} | birth_place = Rockville, Maryland | death_date = | death_place = | number = 32 | status = | position = Linebacker | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 232 |high_school = Richard Montgomery High School | college = Duke |afldraftyear =1965 |afldraftround= 3 |afldraftpick=21 | draftyear= 1965 | draftround = 1 | draftpick = 14 |teams=
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|statlabel1=Games played |statvalue1=166 |statlabel2=Interceptions |statvalue2=25 |statlabel3=Touchdowns |statvalue3= 2 |pfr= C/CurtMi00 }} James Michael "Mike" Curtis (born March 27, 1943) is a former professional American football player for the Baltimore Colts, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins, who played 14 seasons from 1965 to 1978 in the National Football League. He was a four-time Pro Bowler in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1974. He was considered one of the meanest players of his era.{{ref|meanest}} Although sacks were not official during the time he played, Curtis was a good blitzer, recording 22 sacks, including one in which a famous photograph was taken of Curtis tackling Roman Gabriel's head. Curtis also picked off 25 passes and was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1970 by a panel of 101 sportswriters. Early careerCurtis went to Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and was a 195-pound fullback as a junior in 1959. He played college football at Duke University, where he was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as well Academic All American. At Duke Mike was a member of Phi Delt fraternity. NFL careerCurtis was drafted as a fullback in the first round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Colts, but later switched to linebacker on the weak side (away from the tight end). He was a team captain for most of his Baltimore career. In 1970, he had five interceptions and that same season made a key pass theft that set up the game-winning field goal in the Colts' Super Bowl V win over the Dallas Cowboys with just 59 seconds left in the game.[1] He and Ted Hendricks, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, formed a potent tandem at the linebacker position from 1969 to 1973, after which Hendricks was traded. Curtis was named the Colts' Most Valuable Player in 1974. Curtis' 1975 season was cut short on November 12 when he opted for surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee which he had injured in a preseason game in early September.[2] Despite the objections of head coach Ted Marchibroda,[3] Curtis was left unprotected for the 1976 NFL Expansion Draft due to a personality conflict with general manager Joe Thomas. "I heard indirectly that I was in the expansion draft because Joe Thomas hated my guts," he said. "Thomas could have had a first-round draft choice or better for me if he had wanted it."[4] Curtis was selected by the Seattle Seahawks.[5] He started all 14 regular-season games during the Seahawks' inaugural campaign and was one of the team's cocaptains. After being supplanted by Ken Geddes on the depth chart prior to the start of the 1977 season, he was waived by the Seahawks on September 6. He signed with the Washington Redskins three days later on September 9.[6] He started 11 games in place of the injured Chris Hanburger in 1977, but only two of the 13 contests in which he played the following year. His intention to retire after the 1979 season was expedited before the campaign began when he was released by the Redskins on August 7.[7] Post careerFormer Teammate Bill Curry was quoted as saying, "Mike was a great great football player. He's a Hall of Fame player."[8] GoDuke.com selected Curtis to its All-Century Team in 2000. The Professional Football Researchers Association named Curtis to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2013[9] On November 14, 2013 Curtis was inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame. Duke University Sports Hall of Fame (1981) Mike Curtis is (as of January 12, 2018) the only NFL player to be named All-Pro at Outside Linebacker and Middle Linebacker. 2018 marks Curtis' 40 years retirement from playing in the NFL. It also marks 15 years of eligibility for possible induction consideration as a Senior into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Book writingIn 1972 Curtis wrote one book about his career, titled Keep Off My Turf, in which he states that the New York Jets, who upset the Colts in Super Bowl III, "were lucky that day", and that the 1968 Colts were "twice as good as the Jets". In 2017 Curtis wrote the forward for The First 50 Super Bowls: How Football's Championships Were Won by author Ed Benkin Personal lifeMike has three children, Clay, Ryan and Caitlin. As of 2018 he has six grandchildren. References1. ^"Super Bowl V Colts Final 5 Seconds" 2. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/13/archives/people-in-sports-colts-lose-curtis-knee-surgery-due.html McGowen, Deane. "People in Sports," The New York Times, Thursday, November 13, 1975.]. Retrieved December 9, 2018 3. ^[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19770122&id=jK1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1978,5203009 "Winning didn't cure all the ills in Baltimore," The Associated Press, Saturday, January 22, 1977.]. Retrieved January 31, 2014 4. ^[https://www.si.com/vault/1976/05/24/614863/feathering-a-nest-of-seahawks "Feathering A Nest Of Seahawks," Sports Illustrated, May 24, 1976.]. Retrieved December 9, 2018 5. ^1976 NFL Expansion Draft – Pro Football Hall of Fame. 6. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1977/09/10/redskins-put-curtis-on-roster/5d560f3d-6288-4e9d-8828-194cec9da3b1/ Shapiro, Leonard. "Redskins Put Curtis On Roster," The Washington Post, Saturday, September 10, 1977.]. Retrieved December 9, 2018 7. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/08/archives/mike-curtis-36-cut-by-redskins.html "Mike Curtis, 36, Cut by Redskins," The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 7, 1979.]. Retrieved December 9, 2018 8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfS3M92S2EU|title=NFL Films; "Mad Dog Mike Curtis – Baltimore Colts"}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.com/hall-of-very-good-2013.htm |title=Professional Researchers Association Hall of Very Good Class of 2013 | accessdate=November 10, 2016}} External links
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