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Born: | Tiffin, Ohio | April 1, 1900||||||
Died: | October 21, 1972 Gadsden, Alabama | (aged 72)||||||
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Heidelberg College Ohio State University | ||||||
Position: | Fullback/ Halfback | ||||||
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Alton Court (Bud) Michaels (April 1, 1900 – October 21, 1972) [1] was an American football running back.
After attending Ohio State University, he joined the Akron Pros of the National Football League, and played a total of 14 games for the team in the 1923 and 1924 seasons, earning first-team All-Pro honors in 1923. [2] In 1925, he played for the Cleveland Bulldogs, appearing in all 14 of the team's contests. [3] The following year, Michaels joined the Cleveland Panthers of the new American Football League and appeared in all five games the team played before folding. [3]