Mike Alstott
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 21, 1973 Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Joliet Catholic | ||||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (1992–1995) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 2nd round, 35th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973) is an American former professional fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed "A-Train", he is regarded as one of the greatest fullbacks of all time.
Alstott played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1995, and was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft. He received six Pro Bowl and three first-team All-Pro selections, in addition to being a member of the Buccaneers team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII. For his accomplishments in Tampa Bay, he was inducted to the Buccaneers Ring of Honor in 2015.