Mike Townsend Explained

Mike Townsend
Number:27, 42
Birth Date:19 March 1952
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:205
Draftyear:1974
Draftround:4
Draftpick:86
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Mike Townsend (born March 19, 1952) is a former American football defensive back who played one season in the World Football League (WFL) with the Jacksonville Sharks and Memphis Southmen. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL draft.[1] [2] He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.[3] Townsend was a captain on the Notre Dame 1973 national championship team. He led the nation with ten interceptions as a junior.[4] He was a consensus All-American in 1973.[5] [6] [7]

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  1. Web site: 1974 Minnesota Vikings Draft . footballdb.com . 20 August 2014.
  2. Web site: 1974 NFL Draft . Sports Reference LLC . pro-football-reference.com . 20 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Mike Townsend . und.com . 20 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Catching Up With... . und.com . 20 August 2014.
  5. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 6.
  6. Web site: Mike Townsend . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . 20 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Mike Townsend . nasljerseys.com . 20 August 2014.