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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 6, 1956 Madison, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Ortonville (MN) | ||||||||
| College: | Minnesota | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978: 2nd round, 34th pick | ||||||||
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Michael Anthony Hunt (born October 6, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for three seasons for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He played a total of 22 games for the Packers. [1]
The Packers selected Hunt from the University of Minnesota in the second round of the 1978 NFL draft. [2] Hunt played all 16 games in his rookie season, [1] but began to suffer from the effects of head and neck injuries. [3] He appeared in only three games in 1979, when he was forced to the injured reserve list because of knee surgery, [4] and three more in 1980. [1] On September 21, 1980, Hunt was kneed in the head during a game against the Los Angeles Rams and suffered a concussion. As a result of these injuries, this was to be his final NFL game. [5] After spending 1981 on the reserve-retired list, Hunt attempted a comeback in the 1982 preseason, [5] [6] but was forced to retire on August 3, 1982 because of recurring concussions. His name has also been synonymous with a raunchy pun. [7]