Mike Gillette

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Mike Gillette
Michigan Wolverines–No. 19
Position Placekicker, punter
Personal information
Born:c. 1967 (age 53–54)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games 1986 Fiesta Bowl
1987 Rose Bowl
1988 Hall of Fame Bowl
1989 Rose Bowl
High school St. Joseph (MI)

Mike Gillette (born c. 1967) is a former American football and baseball player. He was a placekicker for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1985 to 1988 and a punter for the 1988 team. He also played baseball for Michigan, and later played professionally in the minor leagues. Gillette finished his college football career is the leading scorer in Michigan football history with 295 points on 53 field goals, 130 extra points, and one touchdown. He also set Michigan records for the longest field goal (56 yards) and most field goals in a single game (five).

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Football career

Gillette grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, and was an all-state quarterback, placekicker and punter at St. Joseph High School. [1] [2] He enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1985.

Gillette had the best season of his career in 1988 and was selected by conference coaches for the United Press International as a first-team kicker on the 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team. [3] High and low points of Gillette's 1988 season include the following:

During his four years at Michigan, Gillette was successful on 53 of 75 field goal attempts for 159 points. [11] He also successfully converted 130 of 133 extra point attempts, [12] and ran for a touchdown, giving him a total of 295 points during his Michigan football career.

Baseball career

In addition to his kicking duties, Gillette also played college baseball for the Wolverines. [13] In the summer of 1987, he played catcher for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League. When he had to leave the team before the end of the season to return to school for football practice, Gillette was replaced on the Mariners' roster by future major leaguer John Flaherty. [14] [15]

Gillette was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 34th round of the 1988 MLB Draft. He went on to play minor league baseball from 1990 to 1992. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Tomy George (October 1, 1985). "Gillette gives U-M plenty to kick about". Detroit Free Press. p. D1.
  2. ↑ Tommy George (October 1, 1985). "Gillette gives U-M plenty to kick about, part 2". Detroit Free Press. p. D5.
  3. ↑ "Michigan puts seven on all-Big Ten". The Bryan Times. November 23, 1988. p. 21.
  4. ↑ Steve Kornacki (September 12, 1988). "U-M's Gillette replays missed kick". Detroit Free Press. p. 8D.
  5. ↑ "Gillette's Edge". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1988. p. 11H.
  6. ↑ "Michigan, Gillette shave Iowa". Detroit Free Press. October 19, 1986. p. 4C.
  7. ↑ "Michigan keeps on winning". Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune. November 6, 1988. p. 30.
  8. ↑ "U-M Summary". Detroit Free Press. November 20, 1988. p. 13D.
  9. ↑ Bruce Madej; Rob Toonkel; Mike Pearson; Greg Kinney (1997). Michigan: Champions of the West. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 186. ISBN   1571671153.
  10. ↑ "Individual Bowl Game Records". Mgoblue.com. University of Michigan.
  11. ↑ "Michigan Football Statistics Archive". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.(type "gillette" in the box for Last Name to pull his statistics)
  12. ↑ "Mike Gillette". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ Ken Paskman (October 22, 1986). "Bo Schembechler, Michigan football coach, on Mike Gillette". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Mariners Action". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. July 30, 1987. p. 44.
  15. ↑ Bulkley, Nat (August 13, 1987). "Meet the Mariners: John Flaherty". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. p. 56.
  16. ↑ "Mike Gillette". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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