Mike Teeter

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Mike Teeter
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Position: Middle guard, special teams
Personal information
Born: (1967-10-04) October 4, 1967 (age 56)
Grand Haven, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
High school: Fruitport (MI)
College: Michigan (1986–1989)
Undrafted: 1990
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Michael Lee Teeter (born October 4, 1967) is a former American football player. He played college football as a middle guard for the University of Michigan from 1986 to 1989. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a special teams player for the Houston Oilers in 1993 and 1994. He also played during the spring of 1991 as a defensive lineman for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the World League of American Football and appeared in one game for the Minnesota Vikings in the fall of 1991.

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Early life

Teeter was born in Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1967. He attended Fruitport High School in Fruitport, Michigan. [1] While attending Fruitport High School, he played football at multiple positions and also competed for the track team as a sprinter who could run the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds. [2] He was the fastest and the strongest player on the Fruitport football team and played on both offense and defense. He was later inducted into the Fruitport Hall of Fame. [3]

College career

Teeter enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1986 and played college football as a middle guard for head coach Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1986 to 1989. [4] He did not become a starter until his senior year. That year, he started 12 games at middle guard for the 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10–2 record, limited opponents to 184 points (15 points per game), and won the Big Ten championship in Bo Schembechler's final season as Michigan's head coach. [5] Teeter won Michigan's Dick Katcher Award and was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten player in 1989. [5] [2] [6] He received a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology from Michigan.[ citation needed ]

Professional football

Teeter was not selected in the 1990 NFL Draft. [1] He signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 1990, but he was released in late August 1990, before the start of the 1990 NFL season. [7]

During the spring of 1991, Teeter played as a defensive lineman for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the inaugural season of the World League of American Football (WLAF). [8] He was selected to the WLAF's All-World team at the end of the 1991 season. [2]

After playing for the Galaxy, Teeter signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings and appeared in one game with the club during the 1991 season. [1] He was waived by the Vikings in late August 1992. [9]

Teeter returned to the NFL as a player for the Houston Oilers. He played on special teams for the Oilers in 28 games during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. [1] [10] He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 1995 but did not appear in any regular season games. [10]

Teeter appeared in a total of 29 NFL games for the Vikings and Oilers. Teeter signed a contract for $1.4million in 1995 but then hurt his back [1]

Later years and honors

At the end of November 1996, after retiring as a player, Teeter was hired as the defensive line coach for the Indiana Hoosiers football team under head coach (and former Michigan assistant coach) Cam Cameron. [11] Having been a teammate of Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, he served beside Jack Harbaugh as fellow assistant coaches on the Indiana staff. [11] He served in that position for the 1997 Indiana Hoosiers football team that compiled a 2–9 record and allowed opponents to score 359 points (32.6 points per game). [12]

In 1988, Teeter returned to Fruitport, Michigan, and became involved in the real estate business. He co-founded Capstone Real Estate in 2004.[ citation needed ] Teeter was inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Class of 2004: Mike Teeter". Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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