Mike Wagner
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born | June 22, 1949 Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | February 18, 2026 (aged 76) Cranberry, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Carmel (Mundelein, Illinois) | ||||||||
| College | Western Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1971: 11th round, 268th overall pick | ||||||||
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Michael Robert Wagner (June 22, 1949 – February 18, 2026) was an American professional football player who was a safety for 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Illinois Leathernecks. He won four Super Bowls with the Steelers as a member of their famed Steel Curtain defense. Alongside Jack Ham, Wagner holds the franchise record for most playoff interceptions with five.