Mike Collier

Rushing attempts:	86
Rushing yards:	370
Receptions:	11
Receiving yards:	73
Total TDs:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mike Collier
No. 44, 35
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	September 12, 1953 (age 71); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Edmondson-Westside (MD)
College:	Morgan State
NFL draft:	1975 / round: 14 / pick: 364
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1975–1976); Buffalo Bills (1977–1979);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion X2 (Super Bowl 9 & 10);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:
Rushing attempts:	86
Rushing yards:	370
Receptions:	11
Receiving yards:	73
Total TDs:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael J. Collier (born September 12, 1953) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers for two seasons winning 2 Superbowl Championships and three seasons with the Buffalo Bills,replacing OJ Simpson. He played college football at Morgan State.

As a rookie in 1975, he scored three rushing touchdowns while the Steelers went on to win Super Bowl X.^[1] He spent the 1976 season on injured reserve (during which he taught physical education at the Talmudical Academy - Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim in Baltimore, Maryland^[2]) before signing with the Bills the following year.^[3]^[4]

He now resides in Hagerstown, Maryland with his wife, his 2 children(his 3 grandchildren) and is now retired.^[5]

References

^ "Mike Collier 1975 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^ Personal recollection of a student, Shlomo D. Katz
^ "Hanratty Feels He'll Be Taken". The Daily News. September 7, 1976. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pascarelli, Peter (November 6, 1977). "Bills down, but insist they're not out". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Klingaman, Mike (October 17, 2013). "Catching Up With . . . former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Collier". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

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[1] "Mike Collier 1975 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

[2] Personal recollection of a student, Shlomo D. Katz

[3] "Hanratty Feels He'll Be Taken". The Daily News. September 7, 1976. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Pascarelli, Peter (November 6, 1977). "Bills down, but insist they're not out". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Klingaman, Mike (October 17, 2013). "Catching Up With . . . former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Collier". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

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