Mike Machurek

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Mike Machurek
No. 19
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1960-07-22) July 22, 1960 (age 62)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: James Madison
(San Diego, California)
College: Idaho State
NFL Draft: 1982  / Round:  6  / Pick: 154
Career history
Career highlights and awards
College
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Passing yards:193
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Michael Bruce Machurek (born July 22, 1960) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions. He is best known for playing college football with the Idaho State Bengals.

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Career

Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Machurek was raised in San Diego, California. He graduated from its James Madison High School in 1978 and played his first two college seasons at San Diego City College (1978–79). [1] [2] As a junior college transfer, Machurek then played for two seasons at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello under new head coach Dave Kragthorpe. [3] [4] The team had just gone 0–11 under prior head coach Bud Hake. [5]

Machurek was second-team All-Big Sky as a junior in 1980, [6] and the Bengals were a much improved 6–5. As a senior, he was undefeated as a starter and was a first-team Kodak All-American selection. [7] [8] Machurek missed a road game at Montana in mid-October due to mononucleosis; [9] [10] with backup Dirk Koetter at quarterback, the Bengals lost by three points. [11] After a timely idle week, Machurek returned and led ISU to seven straight victories, as the team won the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.

Machurek was a sixth round selection in the 1982 NFL Draft; he was on the Lions' active roster for three seasons (1982–1984). In 1985 he was placed on injured reserve with a rotator cuff problem. For the Lions, Machurek appeared in four games, all in 1984, completing 14 of 43 passes for 193 yards and six interceptions.

Personal life

In July 1983, Machurek underwent several surgeries for skin cancer (second degree melanoma). [12] He was inducted to the ISU Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Ring of Honor in 1999. [13] Machurek is married to Leslie and has two daughters, Candace and Madison.

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References

  1. ↑ Barrow, Bob (November 7, 1980). "Timberline's Ed White to lead Bengal linebackers against Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
  2. ↑ Barrow, Bob (November 9, 1980). "Bengals dash Idaho's Big Sky title hopes". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2C.
  3. ↑ "ISU football: Former Bengals QB Machurek sounds off on ISU admins". 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Recalling national title: Former ISU QB speaks at alumni event here". 29 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
  6. ↑ "Big Sky: All-conference, second-team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 4, 1980. p. 2C.
  7. ↑ "All-American: Idaho State's Machurek named". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 24, 1981. p. 4C.
  8. ↑ "Little All-America". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1981. p. 19.
  9. ↑ Emerson, Paul (October 31, 1981). "UI hopes to spook Bengals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  10. ↑ "Big Sky: Idaho's Davis overlooked". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). wire and staff reports. December 2, 1981. p. 1B.
  11. ↑ "Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
  12. ↑ "Machurek almost ready". Argus-Press. (Owosso, Michigan). Associated Press. August 9, 1983. p. 10.
  13. ↑ Guernsey, Madison (August 10, 2017). "ISU football: Former Bengals QB Machurek sounds off on ISU admins". Idaho State Journal . Retrieved May 11, 2019.
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