Mike Augustyniak Explained

Mike Augustyniak
Number:35
Position:Fullback
Birth Date:17 July 1956
Birth Place:Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:225
High School:Leo Jr. Sr.
College:Purdue
Undraftedyear:1980
Teams:
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:567
Statlabel2:Rushing average
Statvalue2:3.7
Statlabel3:Rushing touchdowns
Statvalue3:7
Pfr:AuguMi00

Michael Eugene Augustyniak (born July 17, 1956) is a former American 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . . 2018-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524112951/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/23/sports/mike-augustyniak-s-solitary-struggle.html . 2015-05-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: Augustyniak had no easy path to Hall - Purdue - Journal Gazette. www.journalgazette.net.
  3. Web site: Mike Augustyniak to Become a Hall of Famer.