Mike Mosley (American football): Difference between revisions

|Birthplace={{flagicon|Texas}} [[Hillsboro]], [[TexasTX]]

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'''Michael Gene Mosley''' (born [[June 30]], [[1968]] in [[Hillsboro, Texas]]) is a former [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]]. Mosley starred at [[Humble High School]] in [[Humble, Texas]]. He played [[quarterback]] at [[Texas A&M Aggies|Texas A&M]] where he finished his career 3rd all-time for the Aggies in rushing yards by a quarterback.

As a freshman, Mosley replaced an injured [[David Walker (football)|David Walker]] against [[TCU Horned Frogs|TCU]] and led the Aggies to victory in Forth[[Fort Worth]] rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown in a 52-23 thrashing of the Horned Frogs. Mosley would not relinquish the job, becoming the Aggies' starting QB for the next three seasons.

He was selected as a receiver by the [[Buffalo Bills]] in the third round of the [[1981 NFL Draft]]. During his three NFL seasons, he was a [[special teams]] standout as the primary [[Kickoff returner|kick]] and [[punt returner]] on the 1982 Bills team. Unfortunately, a series of injuries cut short his promising NFL career and forced Mosley to retire after the [[1984 NFL season|1984 season]].

[[Category:People from Hill County, Texas]]