- Mike Mosley (football)
Infobox NFL PlayerCoach
Name=Mike Mosley
Color=Maroon
fontcolor=White
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1958|6|30
Birthplace=Hillsboro, TX
DateOfDeath=
Position=Wide Receiver
College=Texas A&M
DraftedYear=1981
DraftedRound=3
DraftedPick=76
Awards=
player=yes
years=1982-1984
teams=Buffalo Bills
ProBowls=
Stats=yes
DatabaseFootball=MOSLEMIK01
HOF=Michael Gene Mosley (born
June 30 ,1968 inHillsboro, Texas ) is a formerAmerican football wide receiver in theNational Football League .Early years
Mosley starred at
Humble High School inHumble, Texas . He playedquarterback at Texas A&M where he finished his career 3rd all-time for the Aggies in rushing yards by a quarterback. As a freshman, Mosley replaced an injured David Walker against TCU and led the Aggies to victory in Fort Worth rushing for 96 yards and atouchdown in a 52-23 thrashing of the Horned Frogs. Mosley would not relinquish the job, becoming the Aggies' starting QB for the next three seasons.NFL
He was selected as a receiver by the
Buffalo Bills in the third round of the1981 NFL Draft . During his three NFL seasons, he was aspecial teams standout as the primary kick andpunt returner on the 1982 Bills team. Unfortunately, a series of injuries cut short his promising NFL career and forced Mosley to retire after the 1984 season.External links
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/mikemosley/profile?id=MOS415282 NFL.com player page]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MOSLEMIK01 Stats]
* [http://www.gridirongreats.org/MikeMosley.html Gridiron Greats article]
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