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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | December 27, 1961 Tippah County, Mississippi | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Walnut (MS) | ||||||
| College: | Mississippi State | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||
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Michael Montgomery Haddix (born December 27, 1961, in Tippah County, Mississippi) is a former professional American football running back for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. Philadelphia passed on Dan Marino to draft Haddix primarily on his 4.5 speed. Haddix played 8 seasons in the NFL and holds the dubious distinction of having averaged the fewest average yards per carry (3.0) for a player with more than 500 carries in the NFL.[1] He was inducted to the Mississippi State Hall of Fame in 2019,[2]
Michael Haddix, Jr.
Haddix's son, Michael Haddix, Jr. is a former NCAA basketball player for the Siena College Saints. In 2007, he received tryouts for the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets to follow in his father's footsteps and play professional football in the NFL.
References
- ^ Pearlman, Jeff. "The Bottom 100: The Worst Players In NFL History (Part 2)". deadspin. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "2019 MSU Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Michael Haddix". Retrieved 20 October 2019.