Mike Brunson
Brunson in 1972 | |||||||||
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| Positions | Halfback, wingback, wide receiver, return specialist | ||||||||
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| Born | July 30, 1947 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | September 18, 2002 (aged 55) | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Cortez (Cortez, Colorado) | ||||||||
| College | Mesa (CO), Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1970: 11th round, 272nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Michael Sanders Brunson (July 30, 1947 – September 18, 2002) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback at Mesa College (now known as Colorado Mesa University) in 1967 and as a wingback at Arizona State University in 1968 and 1969. He also played in the National Football League as a return specialist and running back for the Atlanta Falcons in 1970. He was on the Falcons' taxi squad as a wide receiver in 1971 and 1972 and also played in the pre-season for the Houston Oilers in 1973 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974.
After his playing career ended, he was an elementary school teacher and coach in Phoenix, Arizona, for many years. The Brunson-Lee Elementary school in Phoenix was named in his honor, and he was posthumously inducted into the Colorado Mesa University Athletics Hall of Honor in 2013.