| Date of birth: | September 28, 1935 |
| Place of birth: | Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | K, DE |
| College: | Kentucky |
| High school: | Swoyersville High School [1] |
| NFL Draft: | 1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1958-1960 1961-1963 1964-1969 1971 |
Los Angeles Rams Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls: | 2 |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Lou Michaels is a former American football player who was a standout defensive lineman for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, 1955-57. After Kentucky's victory over archrival Tennessee in 1957, Michaels was quoted as saying, "Nothing sucks like a Big Orange." Michaels later played pro football for 14 years, 1958–1971, with the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Colts and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He also excelled as a placekicker, and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1962 and 1963 seasons.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. {http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/football/lou-michaels/} Walt Michaels also played in the NFL.
External links[]
- Klingaman, Mike. "Catching Up With...former Colt Lou Michaels," The Toy Department (The Baltimore Sun sports blog), Tuesday, October 20, 2009.
- Lou Michaels football card gallery
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