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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 2, 1953 Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | October 30, 2022 (aged 69) | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Thomas Edison (OK) | ||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 1 / pick: 9 | ||||||||
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Michael LaVern Fanning (February 2, 1953 – October 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning first-team All-American honors in 1974. He started in Super Bowl XIV for the Los Angeles Rams.[1]
- ^ Trammel, Jimmie (August 27, 2006). "The best players from Oklahoma to play in the NFL?". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
Mike Fanning: An Edison High School and Notre Dame product, Fanning spent eight years as an L.A. Rams defensive lineman and was a starter in Super Bowl XIV.