Mike Augustyniak
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born | July 17, 1956 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Leo Jr. Sr. | ||||||||
| College | Purdue | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1980: undrafted | ||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Michael Eugene Augustyniak (born July 17, 1956) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the New York Jets.[1] He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers,[2] where he was member of the 1978 Peach Bowl Champions and the 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl Champions. While he was undrafted out of college; he ultimately signed with the New York Jets, reaching the 1982 AFC Title Game (aka The "Mud Bowl")
He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in October, 2017.[3]
References
- ^ Eskinazi, Gerald (April 23, 1982). "MIKE AUGUSTYNIAK'S SOLITARY STRUGGLE". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Augustyniak had no easy path to Hall - Purdue - Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
- ^ "Mike Augustyniak to Become a Hall of Famer".