Mike Purdy

American football player and coach (1892–1950)
Mike Purdy
Date of birth(1892-01-24)January 24, 1892
Place of birthAuburn, New York, U.S.
Date of deathJanuary 10, 1950(1950-01-10) (aged 57)
Place of deathAuburn, New York, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Fullback, halfback, quarterback
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight179 lb (81 kg)
US collegeBrown
Career history
As coach
1921Syracuse Pros
As player
1919Akron Indians
1920Rochester Jeffersons
1921New York Brickley Giants
1921Syracuse Pros
1922Milwaukee Badgers
Career stats
  • Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Clair Joseph "Mike" Purdy, Jr. (January 24, 1892 – January 10, 1950) was an American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League with the Rochester Jeffersons, New York Brickley Giants, Syracuse Pros and the Milwaukee Badgers. Brickley's New York Giants are not related to the modern-day New York Giants. He also played in the Ohio League in 1919 for the Akron Pros and even recommended that Fritz Pollard join the team that season.

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  • Willis Richardson (1899)
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  • Jason McCullough (1994–1996)
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  • Joe DiGiacomo (2004–2006)
  • Michael Dougherty (2007–2008)
  • Kyle Newhall-Caballero (2009, 2011)
  • Joe Springer (2010)
  • Patrick Donnelly (2012–2013)
  • Marcus Fuller (2014–2015)
  • Thomas Linta (2016–2017)
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  • Jake Wilcox (2022–2023)


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