Mike Battle
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 9, 1946 South Gate, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 6, 2025 (aged 78) Nellysford, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lawndale (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969: 12th round, 311th pick | ||||||||
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Michael Leonard Battle (July 9, 1946 – March 6, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a safety for the New York Jets in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, twice earning All-American honors. He played for the Jets in 1969 and 1970. Battle saw most of his action with the Jets as a punt and kickoff return specialist.
Battle appeared in the film C.C. and Company (1970) in the role as Rabbit, which starred Joe Namath, then starting quarterback of the New York Jets. He died in Nellysford, Virginia on March 6, 2025, at the age of 78.[1]
See also
[edit]- List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders
- List of American Football League players
References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Battle, USC All-American and National Champion, Dies". USC Trojans. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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- People from South Gate, California
- Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
- American football safeties
- USC Trojans football players
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