Mike Kirkland (American football)
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Mike Kirkland is a former football
quarterback
, playing one season for the Baltimore Colts
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A 5th round pick in 1976 NFL Draft
after finishing his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas
, Kirkland completed 19 of 41 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown and eight interceptions in the 1978 season. As third string quarterback, he started one NFL game when the top two players were injured.
Kirkland and teammate Scott Bull
competed for the starting quarterback position at Arkansas and were both drafted into the NFL in 1976 and played in the league.
Kirkland was also a kicker and punter, helping to keep him on the Baltimore roster as a backup quarterback and special teams player.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
, playing one season for the Baltimore Colts
History of the Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....
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A 5th round pick in 1976 NFL Draft
1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
after finishing his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The term Arkansas Razorbacks properly applies to any of the sports teams at the university. The Razorbacks take their name from the feral pig of the same name...
, Kirkland completed 19 of 41 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown and eight interceptions in the 1978 season. As third string quarterback, he started one NFL game when the top two players were injured.
Kirkland and teammate Scott Bull
Scott Bull
John Scott Bull is a former professional football player, spending three seasons as a quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Arkansas....
competed for the starting quarterback position at Arkansas and were both drafted into the NFL in 1976 and played in the league.
Kirkland was also a kicker and punter, helping to keep him on the Baltimore roster as a backup quarterback and special teams player.