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Christmas 1971 "I gave Marty a sewing machine and she gave me a trophy case for my small mementoes-silver and gold footballs, rings and things that a ballplayer accumulates and likes to display in a tasteful way. She also gave me, in her usual thoughtful way, a glass painting of the chapel at Duke. It's beautiful, and so was the idea."

"With that trophy case I get a chance to show off my Super Bowl ring-from the game we won. Better than that, I can display my Duke graduation ring. I can't wear either of the rings because I can't get them over my finger...I'll be glad to place that Duke class ring in a trophy case. I'm more proud of that than I am of my Super Bowl ring. I had to work a lot harder for the one from Duke"

RUSHING
YEAR
ATT
YRDS AVG TD
1962
100
368
3.7
8
1963
57
169
3.0
3
1964
122
497
4.1
4
TOTAL
278
1,034
3.7
15

1962 Season: Duke goes undefeated in ACC play at 6-0 to capture league title. Year ends with a 16-14 victory over North Carolina to finish with an overall 8-2 ledger.

1963: Duke defense picks off a school record 6 passes in a 39-7 victory over Wake Forrest.

 

BLUEDEVIL'S OVERALL RECORD
YEAR W/L ACC PTS
1962 8-2 6-0 (1st) 199
1963
5-41
5-2 (3rd)
230
1964
4-51
3-21 (2nd)
157
1965
6-4
4-2 (3rd)
216

In the fifty-two years between 1940 - 1992 six 1st-Round Draft Picks came from Duke. In 1965 Mike Curtis was Duke's only 1st-round draft pick. Mike was the 14th pick going to the Colts.

Duke NFL Draft Picks
YEAR
PLAYER
ROUND
PICK
TEAM
1936
Gus Durner
6
9
Giants
1937
Clarence (Ace) Parker
2
3
Brooklyn Dodgers
1938
Joe Brunansky
6
5
Bears
1938
Elmore Hackney
12
8
Giants
1939
Dan (Tiger) Hill
8
5
Dodgers
1939
Bob O’Mara
12
8
Redskins
1939
Eric Tipton
15
8
Redskins
1940
George McAfee
1
2
Eagles
1940
Edgar (Bill) Bailey
4
4
Dodgers
1940
Allen Johnson
12
8
Redskins
1940
Willard (Bolo) Perdue
16
8
Redskins
1940
Frank Ribar
18
6
Lions
1941
Jasper Davis
9
5
Lions
1941
Wes McAfee
16
2
Steelers
1941
Alex Winterson
19
9
Bears
1942
Steve Lach
1
4
Bears
1942
Tommy Protho
7
8
Giants
1942
Frank Swiger
9
6
Redskins
1942
Bob Barnett
13
8
Giants
1943
Moffatt Storer
9
3
Bears
1944
Bob Gantt
3
9
Steelers
1944
Ernie Beamer
10
5
Giants
1944
Bill Milner
15
8
Bears
1944
Tom Davis
17
7
Redskins
1944
John Wesley Perry
23
6
Packers
1944
Bob Nanni
24
1
Bears
1945
Elmore (Buddy) Luper
13
1
Bears
1945
Gordon Carver
15
2
Bears
1945
Ben Cittandino
17
3
Bears
1945
Glen Stough
27
3
Steelers
1945
Garland (Bulldog) Williams
28
1
Bears
1946
George Clark
2
3
Steelers
1946
Ernie Knotts
4
4
Bears
1946
Al Bus
12
5
Lions
1946
Kelly Mote
16
7
Giants
1946
Frank Irwin
18
1
Bears
1946
Cliff Lewis
21
10
Rams
1946
Bill Leitheiser
23
3
Steelers
1946
Mike Karmazin
24
2
Yanks
1946
Steve Lucas
29
5
Giants
1947
Jim LaRue
30
1
Bears
1947
Leo Long
14
2
Yanks
1947
Buddy Mulligan
15
6
Bears
1948
Hal Mullins
25
3
Redskins
1948
Fred Folger
20
9
Steelers
1948
Fred Hardison
28
8
Bears
1949
Al DeRogatis
2
14
Giants
1949
Bill Davis
10
1
Lions
1949
Lloyd Eisenberg
20
6
Rams
1949
Tommy Hughes
21
7
Redskins
1949
Jim Duncan
21
8
Bears
1950
Lou Allen
5
7
Steelers
1951
Bill Cox
8
1
Redskins
1951
Tom Powers
24
3
Redskins
1952
Blaine Earon
19
9
Lions
1952
Bob Bickel
23
10
Giants
1953
Jim Lawrence
12
4
Bears
1953
Carson (Red) Leach
12
7
49ers
1953
Ray Green
17
12
Lions
1953
Carl Holben
18
5
Steelers
1953
Byrd Looper
22
10
Browns
1953
Truet Grant
24
12
Lions
1953
Lou Tepe
30
5
Steelers
1954
Ed Meadows
3
Colts
1954
Howard Pitt
12
1
Bears
1954
Jack Kistler
21
12
Lions
1954
Lloyd Caudle
2
11
Browns
1954
Bobby Burrows
24
12
Lions
1955
Nick McKeithan
14
8
49ers
1955
Fred Campbell
18
1
Bears
1955
Jerry Barger
23
10
Bears
1956
Bob Pascal
3
Colts
1956
Ronnie Falls
14
1
Lions
1956
Jesse Birchfield
23
7
Packers
1956
Jim Nelson
29
8
Giants
1957
Sonny Jurgenson
4
6
Eagles
1957
Hal McEllaney
8
1
Eagles
1957
Roy Hord
8
3
Jets
1957
Sid Deloatch
20
7
49ers
1957
Milt Konicek
23
9
Bears
1957
Buddy Bass
26
2
Packers
1957
Tom Topping
26
7
49ers
1958
Melwood (Buzz) Guy
3
9
Browns
1958
John Kersey
6
3
Eagles
1958
Bert Lattimore
8
11
Browns
1958
Bob Brodhead
12
Browns
1958
Jack Harrison
17
8
Giants
1958
Phil Dupler
18
4
Bears
1958
Bill Thompson
22
7
Steelers
1958
Doug Padget
29
9
Colts
1959
Wray Carlton
3
2
Eagles
1959
Ted Royal
16
9
Rams
1959
Jim Gardner
23
10
Browns
1959
Dave Sime
29
5
Lions
1960
Mike McGee
2
2
Cardinals
1960
Dwight Bumgamer
9
4
Redskins
1960
Bob Spada
13
7
Bears
1961
Joel Arrington
9
3
Bears
1961
Jack Wilson
13
13
Browns
1961
Art Browning
18
8
Cardinals
1962
Walt Rappold
9
9
Colts
1963
Chuck Walker
12
3
Cardinals
1964
Jay Wilkinson
9
14
Bears
1965
Mike Curtis
1
14
Colts
1965
Sonny Odom
17
11
Lions
1965
Chuck Drulis
10
12
Cardinals
1965
Biff Bracy
13
6
Redskins
1966
Scotty Glacken
Broncos
1967
Bob Matheson
1
18
Browns
1967
Dave Dunaway
2
15
Packers
1968
Andy Beath
7
26
Packers
1969
Al Woodall
2
26
Jets
1969
Fred Zirkie
17
26
Jets
1970
Robert Morris
11
14
Oilers
1971
Leo Hart
3
7
Falcons
1971
Phil Asack
5
15
Chargers
1971
Wesley Chesson
7
7
Falcons
1972
Ernie Jackson
7
8
Saints
1973
Steve Jones
5
11
Rams
1973
Ed Newman
6
26
Dolphins
1973
Robert Parrish
13
13
Jets
1973
Melvin Parker
15
7
Cardinals
1974
Ron Riccz
12
5
Jets
1975
John Hill
8
19
Bills
1977
Bill Bryan
4
17
Broncos
1977
Tony Benjamin
6
3
Seahawks
1977
Bob Grupp
7
4
Jets
1978
Lyman Smith
3
8
Dolphins
1979
Carl McGee
9
14
Browns
1982
Cedric Jones
3
1
Patriots
1982
Charles Bowser
4
25
Dolphins
1982
Dennis Tabron
5
23
Bears
1983
Chris Castor
5
11
Seahawks
1984
Ben Bennett
6
8
Falcons
1987
Mike Junkin
1
5
Browns
1988
Steve Slayden
1
23
Browns
1989
Anthony Dilweg
3
18
Packers
1990
Clarkston Hines
9
18
Bills
1990
Chris Port
12
16
Saints
1992
Dave Brown
Giants
1996
Ray Farmer
4
26
Eagles
1996
Spence Fischer
6
36
Steelers
1996
Jon Merrill
7
14
Vikings
1998
Patrick Mannelly
6
36
Bears
1999
Lenny Friedman
2
30
Broncos
2000
Chris Combs
6
7
Steelers
2004
Drew Strojny
7
2
Giants


Throughout Mike's thirteen year career he played against at least 15 fellow Dukies.

Mike meets Dukies in the NFL 1965-1978
PLAYER POSITION TEAM YEAR(S)
Wray Carlton RB Buffalo 1960-67
Chuck Walker
DT

St. Louis

Atlanta

1964-72

1972-75

Sonny Jorgensen
QB
Washington
1964-74
Scott Glacken
QB
Denver
1966-67
Bob Mathson
LB

Cleveland

Miami

1967-70

1971-80

Dave Dunaway
WR

Atlanta / Greenbay

NY Giants

1968

1969

Ben Mayes
DL
Houston
1969
Phil Asack
DE
San Diego
1971-72
West Chesson
WR

Atlanta

Philadelphia

1971-73

1973-74

Leo Hart
QB

Atlanta

Buffalo

1971

1972-73

Ernie Jackson
DB

New Orleans

Atlanta

Detroit

1972-77

1978

1979

Steve Jones
RB

Buffalo

St. Louis

1973-74

1974-78

Ed Newman
G
Miami
1973-86
Robert Jackson
G
Cleveland
1975-85
Tony Benjamin
RB
Seatle
1977-79

 

Duke's NFL Free Agents
PLAYER
POSITION
TEAMS
YEAR(S)
Fred Crawford
T
Bears
1935
Joe Cardwell
T
Steelers
1937-1938
Robert McDonough
G
Eagles
1942-1946
Alex Piasecky
E

Eagles

Redskins

1942

1943-1945

Sam Bailey
E
Boston Yanks
1946
Frank Sinkovitz
C
Steelers
1947-1952
Howard Hartley
HB

Redskins

Steelers

1948

1949-1952

Cliff Lewis
QB
Browns
1950-1951
Ed Sharkey
G

Browns

Eagles

1952

1954-1955

Leonard Black
E
Redskins
1958
Robert Jackson
G
Browns
1975-1985
J Denis Turner
G

Giants

Redskins

1977-1984

1984

Joel Patten
T

Browns

Colts

Chargers

Raiders

1980-1982

1987-1988

1989-1990

1991

Brian Baldinger
OG/T

Cowboys

Colts

Eagles

1982-1987

1988-1991

1992-1993

Emmett Tilley
LB
Dolphins
1983-1984
Ted Million
C
Vikings
1987
Greg Boone
RB
Buccaneers
1987
Brandon Moore
OT
Patriots
1993-1995
Randy Cuthbert
RB
Steelers
1993
Jamal Ellis
CB
Broncos
1995-1996
John Farquhar
TE

Steelers

Saints

1996-1997

1997-1999

Bernard Holsey
DE

Giants

Colts

Redskins

Saints

1996-1999

2000

2003

2004

Bill Khayat
TE

Kansas City

Panthers

1996

1997

Chike Egbuniwe
LB
Cowboys
1997-1999
Billy Granville
LB

Bengals

Oilers

1997-2000

2002

Tawambi Settles
S

 

Jacksonville

Giants

Falcons

 

1998-1999

2000

2003

Corey Thomas
WR

Lions

Dolphins

Kansas City

1998-1999

2000

2001

Terrence Dupree
TE
49ers
2000
Scottie Montgomery
WR
Broncos

Raiders

2000-2002

2003

Gannon Shepherd
OT

Jacksonville

Falcons

Oilers

2000-2001

2002

2003

Darius Clark
LB
Broncos
2000-2002
Kevin Lewis
LB
Giants
2000-2005
Troy Andrew
C

Dolphins

Chargers

2001-2003

2004

John Miller
OT
Oilers
2002
Shawn Lynch
C

Kansas City

Dolphins

Vikings

Arizona

2002

2003-2004

2005

2005-2006

Ryan Fowler
DL

Cowboys

Titans

 

2004-2006

2007

 

Matt Zielinski
DL

Ravens

2004-2005

Chris Douglas
RB

Giants

2004

Orrin Thompson
OL

Dolphins

Packers

2005-2006

2007

Calen Powell
TE

Seahawks

Saints

2005

2007

Philip Alexander
?
Oilers
2006
Casey Camero
DT

Buccaneers

2007

Eli Nichols
DL
Redskins
2007
John Talley
CB
Redskins
2007

 

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