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Position: | Center, Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Spokane, Washington, U.S. | May 26, 1948
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep |
College: | Notre Dame |
NFL draft: | 1970 / Round: 5 / Pick: 130 |
Career history | |
Player stats at PFR |
Mike Oriard (born May 26, 1948) is a former professional American football player and college administrator and professor.
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Oriard was born in Spokane, Washington. He was a standout athlete at Gonzaga Preparatory School in Spokane.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he was a walk-on player in its football team. [1]
Oriard played offensive lineman for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. [2]
After retiring from football, he earned his PhD at Stanford and became a professor of English and later Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Oregon State University. [3] His academic work has centered on American sports nonfiction in multiple media.