Mike Gaechter

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Date of birth:

January 9, 1940

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Date of death:

August 17, 2015 (aged 75)

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Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

190 lb (86 kg)

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Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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Michael Theodore "Mike" Gaechter (January 9, 1940 – August 17, 2015) was an American football safety in the National Football League who spent his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Born in Santa Monica, California, Gaechter graduated from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, and then enrolled at the University of Oregon. Because of grades, he transferred to Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, where he competed in the long jump, the 100, 200, low and high hurdles, and as a member of the relay team.

In 1961, he earned his reacceptance to the University of Oregon. That year during a track meet at the University of Washington in Seattle, he recorded his fastest time with 9.4 seconds in the 100-yard dash at Husky Stadium. In 1962, Gaechter with teammates Mel Renfro, Jerry Tarr, and Harry Jerome, ran the third leg on the University of Oregon’s world record setting team, in the 4x110 yard relay.