Mike Wagner
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. | June 22, 1949||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Carmel (Mundelein, Illinois) | ||||||
College: | Western Illinois | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1971 / Round: 11 / Pick: 268 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Michael Robert Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American former professional
Super Bowls with the Steelers as a member of their famed Steel Curtain
defense.
Playing career
Born in
All-American status in 1969. He was added to the Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in 1976.[1]
Wagner was selected by the
Super Bowls, recording interceptions in Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl X. After ten seasons with the Steelers, he retired in January 1981.[3]
After retirement
Wagner is currently a
.For a short time, Mike Wagner also served as an assistant coach on the Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, PA) coaching staff, mainly working with the defensive backs and special teams.
Mike Wagner was the guest speaker at the 3rd annual Steel City Mafia Banquet in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on August 15, 2009.
After pro football, Wagner applied his bachelor's degree in accounting and worked in the financial industry. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh[2] and, as of 2012, is a bank vice president in Pittsburgh.[5]
References
- ^ "Western Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame". Western Illinois Athletic Department. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ a b Barrickman, Bob (December 16, 2004). "Looking at Mike Wagner". Beaver County (PA) Times. p. D4.
- ^ "Steelers' Wagner retires; Is Bradshaw next to go?". Daily Collegian. 1981-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ "潍坊谷现装修公司". Pine-Richland Rams Football. Retrieved 2009-03-16. [dead link]
- ^ O'Brien, Jim (September 13, 2012). "Former Steeler safety Mike Wagner tackling clients' financial needs". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference