Mike Tilleman
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | March 30, 1944 Zurich, Montana, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | September 18, 2020 (aged 76) Chinook, Montana, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 272 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Chinook (Chinook, Montana) | ||||||
| College | Montana | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1965: 12th round, 163rd overall pick | ||||||
| AFL draft | 1965: Red Shirt 5th round, 34th overall pick | ||||||
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Michael John Tilleman (March 30, 1944 – September 18, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons (1966–76). He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies. In 1972, he received the Brian Piccolo Comeback Player of the Year Award, after having come back from cancer surgery in 1972 (and an earlier cancer surgery in 1969), and leading the NFL in sacks and tackles.