Mike Stratton
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| Mike Stratton | |
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 Stratton tackles Keith Lincoln in 1964 AFL Championship game. SPORT Magazine' |
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| Date of birth | April 10, 1941 |
| Place of birth |  Vonore, TN |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Tennessee |
| AFL Draft | 1962 / Round 13 |
| Jersey Number | 58 |
| Career highlights | |
| AFL All-Star | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 |
| Awards | Buffalo Bills WOF |
| Honors | American Football League Champion, 1964 and 1965 AFL All-Time 2nd Team |
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| Teams | |
| 1962-1969 1970-1972 1973 |
AFL Buffalo Bills NFL Buffalo Bills NFL San Diego Chargers |
David Michael Stratton (born April 10, 1941 in Vonore, Tennessee) was an American football linebacker in the AFL and NFL for the Buffalo Bills and San Diego Chargers.
Drafted out of the University of Tennessee in the 13th round of the 1962 AFL Draft, Stratton was selected as an AFL All-Star six straight seasons from 1963 through 1968, and was one of the Bills' league-best linebackers that helped them achieve American Football League championships in 1964 and 1965.
In the 1964 AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers, he made the memorable "hit heard 'round the world". The Chargers led 7-0 and were marching toward another score when Stratton tackled the Chargers' Hall of Famer Keith Lincoln, putting him out of the game. The Bills shut out San Diego for the rest of the game, and won, 20-7. Stratton was selected to the All-Time All-AFL second team.
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