Mike Pyle
| Date of birth | July 18, 1939 |
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| Place of birth | Keokuk, Iowa |
| Date of death | July 29, 2015 (aged 76) |
| Place of death | Highland Park, Illinois |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Center |
| College | Yale |
| NFL draft | 1961 / Round: 7 / Pick: 89 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1961–1969 | Chicago Bears |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Pro Bowls | 1 |
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Michael Johnson Pyle (July 18, 1939 – July 29, 2015) was an American football center who played nine seasons between 1961 and 1969 for the Chicago Bears.
Pyle was born in 1939 to William Palmer Pyle, an executive with Kraft Foods and Cathryn Johnson Pyle in Keokuk, Iowa. He has two brothers: William Palmer Pyle Jr. (who played offensive guard at Michigan State University and with the Baltimore Colts, the Minnesota Vikings and the Oakland Raiders) and Harlen Pyle.
Pyle attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, where he wrestled and threw the discus and shot put in addition to playing football. He was an Illinois state wrestling champion in 1957 in the heavyweight division. He also won a state championship in 1957 for his efforts with the discus and set a state record on his way to winning the shot put title, as well.
He graduated in 1957 from New Trier and went on to Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was an offensive linemen for the Bulldogs and captained the undefeated, co-Lambert Trophy winner 1960 team.
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