The longtime Chicago Bear linebacker, Mike Singletary or "Samurai Mike," as he was sometimes known, is the best professional athlete to wear the number 50. According to profootballhof.com, "The NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1985 and 1988, Mike was the cornerstone of the Bears’ innovative 46-defense. In 1985, he led a Bears’ defense that allowed fewer than 11 points per game, as the team posted an impressive 15-1 record. He had 13 tackles and a sack in the playoffs leading up to the Bears’ 46-10 defeat of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. The Bears’ league-leading defense held the Patriots to a record low seven yards rushing, while the hard-charging Singletary contributed with two fumble recoveries."
The NFL 1980s All-Decade linebacker was extremely intense in both games and practice. When you watched him play, his eyes would seem to be open a little further than everyone else's. It was as if he was trying to take everything on the field in at once.
Mike finished his career with some excellent numbers:
- 1,488 career tackles
- 885 solo tackles
- 10-time Pro-Bowl nominee
- 179 games played
- AP NFL Defensive MVP two times (1985, 1988)
- UPI NFC MVP three times (1984, 1985, 1988)
- 1998 Hall of Fame Inductee
- Number 56 on the Sporting News List of 100 Greatest Football Players (as of 1999)
Did you know....Mike Singletary is currently the San Franciso 49ers assistant head coach and linebackers coach? (as of January 2007)
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The eyes said it all - solid choice.
ReplyDeletedon't forget about the 'biggest' #50, DAVID ROBINSON!
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