Position: Quarterback Name Mike Wells Place of birth: Normal, Illinois Height 1.96 m | Weight 102 kg College: Illinois Career start 1977 | |
Date of birth: (1951-06-18) June 18, 1951 (age 64) NFL draft: 1973 / Round: 4 / Pick: 80 Role American football quarterback School University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Number 15 (Cincinnati Bengals / Quarterback) Similar People Mike Zimmer, Dennis Green, Pete Carroll, Leslie Frazier, Mike Tomlin | ||
High school: Normal (IL) Community | ||
Michael Eugene Wells (born June 18, 1951) is a former NFL quarterback who played briefly in 1977. He was originally drafted in 1973 by the Minnesota Vikings but did not appear in a Vikings regular-season game. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1977 but saw very limited action.
Wells was a high-school football All American at Normal Community High School in Normal, Illinois before going on to play college football at the University of Illinois. He was an all-Big Ten Conference selection in 1972 before being drafted in the fourth round by Minnesota. A three-sport star in high school, he was also selected by the San Diego Padres in the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and never played professional baseball.
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