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Mike Adamle
Michael David Adamle (born October 4, 1949) is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster. He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
Adamle was a sports anchor at other Chicago television stations, including WLS-TV from 1982 to 1989 before hosting American Gladiators, a first stint at WMAQ-TV from 1998 to 2001, and then at WBBM-TV from 2001 to 2004 before returning to WMAQ-TV until 2017, when he was diagnosed with CTE-induced dementia which eventually forced his retirement.
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.
Born in Moline, Illinois, Adamle grew up in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1967. His father, Tony Adamle, also found some success as a linebacker with the Cleveland Browns in the late-1940s and early-1950s, before becoming a physician.
Adamle played college football at Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. He was a team captain, an All-American fullback, and the Big Ten MVP in 1970. Adamle's 316 rushing yards against Wisconsin in 1969 set the school record (by 98 yards) which still stands. He also set the record for kick return yards in a year, and graduated in 1971.
Adamle played six years in the National Football League, two seasons each with three teams. He was a fifth round pick (120th overall) of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1971 NFL draft. After two seasons with the Chiefs, Adamle was traded to the New York Jets on February 16, 1973, for defensive end Gerry Philbin.
He spent two years in New York with the Jets, playing in 26 of 28 games, during which he started 7 times.
Just before the start of the 1975 season, the Jets shipped Adamle to the Chicago Bears along with a 1976 4th round draft pick and defensive tackle Ron Rydalch in exchange for running back Carl Garrett. The Bears waived him prior to the 1977 season to make room on the roster for wide receiver John Gilliam, ending his professional football career.
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Mike Adamle
Michael David Adamle (born October 4, 1949) is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster. He played professionally as a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
Adamle was a sports anchor at other Chicago television stations, including WLS-TV from 1982 to 1989 before hosting American Gladiators, a first stint at WMAQ-TV from 1998 to 2001, and then at WBBM-TV from 2001 to 2004 before returning to WMAQ-TV until 2017, when he was diagnosed with CTE-induced dementia which eventually forced his retirement.
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.
Born in Moline, Illinois, Adamle grew up in Kent, Ohio and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1967. His father, Tony Adamle, also found some success as a linebacker with the Cleveland Browns in the late-1940s and early-1950s, before becoming a physician.
Adamle played college football at Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference. He was a team captain, an All-American fullback, and the Big Ten MVP in 1970. Adamle's 316 rushing yards against Wisconsin in 1969 set the school record (by 98 yards) which still stands. He also set the record for kick return yards in a year, and graduated in 1971.
Adamle played six years in the National Football League, two seasons each with three teams. He was a fifth round pick (120th overall) of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1971 NFL draft. After two seasons with the Chiefs, Adamle was traded to the New York Jets on February 16, 1973, for defensive end Gerry Philbin.
He spent two years in New York with the Jets, playing in 26 of 28 games, during which he started 7 times.
Just before the start of the 1975 season, the Jets shipped Adamle to the Chicago Bears along with a 1976 4th round draft pick and defensive tackle Ron Rydalch in exchange for running back Carl Garrett. The Bears waived him prior to the 1977 season to make room on the roster for wide receiver John Gilliam, ending his professional football career.
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