Mike Alstott

Mike Alstott
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Alstott in 2010
No. 40
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1973-12-21) December 21, 1973 (age 50)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Joliet Catholic
College:Purdue (1992–1995)
NFL draft:1996 / round: 2 / pick: 35
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:1,359
Rushing yards:5,088
Rushing touchdowns:58
Receptions:305
Receiving yards:2,284
Receiving touchdowns:13
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nicknamed "A-Train", he played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft. Alstott received six Pro Bowl and three first-team All-Pro honors during his career, in addition to being part of the Buccaneers team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII. For his accomplishments in Tampa Bay, he was inducted to the Buccaneers Ring of Honor in 2015. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fullbacks of all time. One of the NFL's YouTube channels called Alstott "the last legendary fullback".[1]

  1. ^ Mike Alstott's Ascent to Become the LAST Legendary Fullback! | Throwback Originals, retrieved November 10, 2023