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Mike Pawlawski

Mike Pawlawski (born July 18, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), Arena Football League (AFL), and XFL. He played college football for the California Golden Bears.

Born in Los Angeles, Pawlawski attended the University of California, Berkeley. Pawlawski was the backup quarterback to Troy Taylor his freshman and sophomore seasons. In 1990, he became the starting quarterback and led the Golden Bears to a bowl game victory. As a senior, he led the Golden Bears to a 10–2 record and a No. 8 national ranking in 1991. For his play, he was named first-team all-conference and Pac-10 conference offensive player of the year.

He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the eighth round of the 1992 NFL draft, playing one season for the team while mostly on injured reserve.

On March 13, 1994, Pawlawski signed with the Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was later released and did not appear in a regular season game.

In 1995, Pawlawski signed with the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League (AFL) for its inaugural season. He began the year as the team’s starting quarterback but was later benched in favor of Matt Vogler. Pawlawski completed 66 of 133 passes for six touchdowns and five interceptions over five games. He was released following the team’s fifth game on June 15, 1995.

Pawlawski finished the 1995 season with the San Jose SaberCats. He was signed to be the backup to Tony Kimbrough and recorded one rushing touchdown the regular season. In the playoffs against the Orlando Predators, Pawlawski replaced Kimbrough in the second half where he completed 12-of-23 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.

Following the completion of the SaberCats season, Pawlawski signed with the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He dressed for ten games, completing one of four passes for 12 yards and rushing five times for 24 yards. His only passing statistics came in Week 12 against the Baltimore Stallions, when he entered the game in relief of Billy Joe Tolliver, who had suffered a broken pinky.

In 1996, Pawlawski signed with the Albany Firebirds. He was the backup quarterback to Mike Perez during his first season. In 1996, Pawlawski completed a career high 69% of his passes for 4,272 yards and 69 touchdowns. In 1997, Pawlawski led the Firebirds to a playoff appearance and threw 74 touchdowns. In 1999, Pawlawski led the Firebirds to a ArenaBowl XIII victory over the Orlando Predators. On the season he threw a career high 79 touchdowns and was named first team All-Arena team. In his final season with Albany, Pawlawski threw 70 touchdowns and led the Firebirds to their third consecutive playoff appearance. Over five seasons he established several league records.

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