October 26, 1983(1983-10-26) (aged 80) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Career information
High school:
Cleveland (OH) West
College:
Penn State
Career history
As a player:
New York Yankees (1926–1928)
Green Bay Packers (1929–1935, 1937)
As a coach:
Ashland College (1928–1929) Line coach
Lafayette College (1936) Asst. coach
Green Bay Packers (1935, 1937) Asst. coach
Chicago Cardinals (1939) Asst. coach
St. Norbert College (1940) Line coach
Iowa State (1942–1946) Head coach
Baltimore Colts (1949) Asst. coach
Baylor (1950–1952) Line coach
Texas A&M (1953) Line coach
Texas (1954) Line coach
Career highlights and awards
3× NFL champion (1929, 1930, 1931)
7× First-team All-Pro (1927–1931, 1934, 1935)
NFL 1920s All-Decade Team
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
August Michael Michalske (April 24, 1903 – October 26, 1983), sometimes known as "Iron Mike",[1] was an American football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of its second induction class in 1964. He was also named in 1969 to the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team.
Born and raised in Cleveland, Michalske played college football, principally at the guard and fullback positions, for Hugo Bezdek's Penn State Nittany Lions from 1923 to 1925. He played professional football as a guard with the New York Yankees from 1926 to 1927 and with the Green Bay Packers from 1929 to 1935 and 1937. He led the Packers to three consecutive National Football League (NFL) championships from 1929 to 1931 and was selected seven times as a first-team All-Pro between 1927 and 1935.
Michalske also had a long career as a football coach, including serving as Iowa State's head coach from 1942 to 1946 and as an assistant coach with Lafayette College (1936), the Green Bay Packers (1937), the Chicago Cardinals (1939), St. Norbert College (1940–1941), Baltimore Colts (1949), Baylor (1950–1952), Texas A&M (1953), and Texas (1954).
^Art Daley (January 6, 1950). "A Quarterback Playing Guard, That Was Iron Mike Michalske". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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reunited with his former head coach and former Texans' assistant head coach Mike Sherman along with former Packers running back Samkon Gado. He was asked...
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