Mike Baab

Mike Baab

Position(s) Center Jersey #(s) 61, 68, 60
Born	December 6, 1959 (1959-12-06) (age 51) Fort Worth, Texas
Career information
Year(s)	1982–1992
NFL Draft	1982 / Round: 4 / Pick: 115
College	Texas
Professional teams
Cleveland Browns (1982-1987) New England Patriots (1988-1989) Cleveland Browns (1990-1991) Kansas City Chiefs (1992)
Career stats
Games played	147
Games started	137
Fumble recoveries	2
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Career highlights and awards

Michael James Baab (born December 6, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas)^[1] is a former American football center who played eleven seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Cleveland Browns.

Early years

Raised in Euless, Texas, he graduated from Trinity High School in 1978.^[2] Consensus All-State and All-American honors came his senior year of 1978. While attending the University of Texas at Austin from 1978–1981, Mike was voted team captain by his Longhorn teammates. He received All-Southwest Conference and second team All-American honors in 1981.

NFL

Baab was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 5th round of the 1982 NFL Draft, the 115th overall pick.^[3] He played for the Browns from 1982 to 1987, the New England Patriots in 1988 and 1989, the Browns again in 1990 and 1991, and finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1992.^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

After retiring from football, Baab moved to the Scottish Highland Games for competition. He won the Masters World Championship in the 45-49 age class in 2005.^[6]

Baab is married to his college sweetheart Lolis (who won the prize of prettiest girl on campus at UT and was a runner-up Mrs. USA). They live in South Austin with their daughters Micaela, who graduated from St. Edwards University with a double major in Theater/makeup, and Larissa, who attends Bowie High School with a love for volleyball/basketball/track, writing, and theater. Baab works as a personal trainer and fitness coach (Mike Baab Fitness), and is the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the University of Texas Hockey Club. His interests include rock music, weight training, spending time with the girls, and science fiction.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Patriots.com". http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=1865. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 
2. ^ "WFAA.com - My High School; Euless Trinity Trojans; Famous Alumni". WFAA.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928045201/http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highschools/leaderboard/schoolhome.html?page=alum&sid=1222. Retrieved 2007-05-15. 
3. ^ "DatabaseFootball". http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=nfl&yr=1982. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 
4. ^ "Footballdb.com". http://www.footballdb.com/players/mike-baab-baabmi01. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 
5. ^ "DatabaseFootball". http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BAABMIK01. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 
6. ^ "ScottishMasters.org". http://scottishmasters.org/mwc2005results.html. Retrieved 2007-09-05. 

Persondata
Name	Baab, Michael James
Alternative names	Baab, Mike
Short description	American footballer
Date of birth	6 December 1959
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Date of death
Place of death