Mike Augustyniak

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Mike Augustyniak
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Personal information
Born (1956-07-17) July 17, 1956 (age 69)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolLeo Jr. Sr.
College Purdue
NFL draft 1980: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards 567
Rushing average3.7
Rushing touchdowns 7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

References

  1. "Archived copy". The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Augustyniak had no easy path to Hall - Purdue - Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
  3. "Mike Augustyniak to Become a Hall of Famer".