Mike Current

Mike Current

No. 79, 71, 74
Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: September 17, 1945 (1945-09-17) (age 66)
Place of birth: Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 274 lb (124 kg)
Career information
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58
Debuted in 1967 for the Miami Dolphins
Last played in 1979 for the Denver Broncos
Career history
Miami Dolphins (1967) Denver Broncos (1967–1975) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976) Miami Dolphins (1977–1979)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl selection (1969)
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Michael ("Mike") Current (born September 17, 1945 in Lima, Ohio) was a college and professional offensive lineman in the 1960s and '70s.

Current played left tackle for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach Woody Hayes. After backing up All American Jim Davidson as a sophomore, Current became a starter as junior in 1965. Prior to his senior year, he was named a team co-captain, along with defensive back John Fill and center Ray Pryor.

Current was selected in the third round of the 1967 AFL/NFL common draft by the American Football League's Denver Broncos. He was traded to the AFL's Miami Dolphins where he played for two games before being traded back to the Broncos. He played with the AFL Broncos from 1967 through 1969 and for the NFL Broncos from 1970 through 1975. He was picked up by the NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1976 veteran allocation draft, and returned to the NFL Dolphins from 1977 through 1979.

See also

• Other American Football League players

Preceded by Jim Davidson

Ohio State Buckeyes football starting left tackle 1965-66

Succeeded by Dick Himes

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Name	Current, Mike
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Date of birth	September 17, 1945
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