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| Position: | Center, Guard |
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| Born: | May 26, 1948 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 5 / pick: 130 |
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Mike Oriard (born May 26, 1948) is a former professional American football player and college administrator and professor.
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Oriard was born in Spokane, Washington. He was a standout athlete at Gonzaga Preparatory School in Spokane.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he was a walk-on player in its football team. [1]
Oriard played offensive lineman for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. [2]
After retiring from football, he earned his PhD at Stanford and became a professor of English and later Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. [3] His academic work has centered on American sports nonfiction in multiple media.
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