Mike Adamle
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| Position: | Running Back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 4, 1949 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Euclid, Ohio, United States | ||||||||
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| High school: | Kent (OH) Roosevelt | ||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 4 / Pick: 120 | ||||||||
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| Rushing attempts: | 308 |
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| Rushing yards: | 1,149 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 4 |
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Michael David "Mike" Adamle (born October 4, 1949) is a sports personality and former American football player. He is best known as the co-host of American Gladiators series for seven years.
Adamle is currently a sports anchor and reporter at WMAQ-TV in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, he has previously been an anchor at other Chicago television stations, including WLS-TV from 1983-1989 before hosting American Gladiators, a first stint at WMAQ from 1998–2001, and then at WBBM-TV from 2001-2004 before returning to Channel 5. For much of 2008, Adamle worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in a variety of roles, including interviewer, play-by-play commentator, and General Manager of Raw.
Mike Adamle grew up in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1967. His father, Tony Adamle, also found some success with the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s.
Adamle played collegiate football for Northwestern University as part of their team the Wildcats. As a Wildcat, Adamle was team captain, an All-American fullback, and the Big Ten MVP in 1970. Adamle's 316 rushing yards against the Wisconsin Badgers in 1969 still stands as a school record for the most rushing yards in a game. He graduated in 1971.
After his college football career, he played in the National Football League for six years. He joined the Kansas City Chiefs as a fourth round draft pick. He also played for the New York Jets and Chicago Bears.
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