Mike Tomczak
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 23, 1962 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Calumet City, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Calumet City (IL) T. F. North | ||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1985 | ||||||||||||
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| Games Played: | 185 |
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| Games Started: | 73 |
| TD-INT: | 88-106 |
| Yards: | 16,079 |
| QB Rating: | 68.9 |
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Michael John "Mike" Tomczak (born October 23, 1962) is a former American football player. Tomczak played quarterback for several NFL teams from 1985 through 1999. The teams that he played for included the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. He is of Polish descent.
Tomczak played football at Thornton Fractional North High School in Calumet City where he was coached by his father Ron Tomczak. After earning Illinois High School Player of the Year honors, he won an athletic scholarship to Ohio State. While at OSU, he helped lead the Buckeyes to two Big Ten championship seasons. He graduated from OSU with a major in Communication.
Tomczak went undrafted out of college and signed as an original free agent with the Chicago Bears. He started no games his first year but did earn a Super Bowl ring, and saw playing time in Super Bowl XX on January 26, 1986, during the fourth quarter of the Bears' 46–10 win over the New England Patriots on the kickoff unit, where he was penalized for a facemask penalty. He was a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the Bears' video for The Super Bowl Shuffle, mimicking playing guitar. He played for the Bears until 1990 starting 31 games and throwing for 31 touchdowns and 47 interceptions.
Tomczak was signed by the Green Bay Packers after the 1990 season and started seven games, throwing 11 touchdown passes, 128 completions and 9 interceptions. He was cut by the Packers on Monday, August 31, 1992 after not participating in training camp activities or appearing in the entire preseason due to a lengthy contract holdout.
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