Mike Wood (American football)

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Mike Wood
No. 5, 19, 16
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1954-09-03) September 3, 1954 (age 69)
Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Kirkwood (MO)
College: Southeast Missouri State
NFL draft: 1978  / Round: 8 / Pick: 204
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made:29
Field goal attempts:49
Field goal %:59.2
Longest field goal:51
Punts:82
Punt yards:3,019
Player stats at PFR

Michael Stephen Wood (born September 3, 1954) is a former American football placekicker who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Colts. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the eighth round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southeast Missouri State University and attended Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri. [1]

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References

  1. "MIKE WOOD". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.