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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 7, 1953 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Shaw | ||||||||
| College: | Auburn | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / round: 3 / pick: 73 | ||||||||
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Michael Darwin Fuller (born April 7, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Fuller grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where he played football for John Shaw High School. While at Auburn University, he was named to the All-SEC first-team for the 1973 and 1974 seasons.[1]
As a safety in the NFL, Fuller intercepted 17 passes, which he returned for 176 yards and a touchdown, and recovered 14 fumbles (9 on offense, 5 on defense).
He was also a kick returner on special teams. In his 8 NFL seasons, he gained 1,701 yards returning kickoffs and 2,660 yards returning punts, with 2 touchdowns and a 10.6 yards per return average. Fuller recorded a 27-yard punt return in a 1981 AFC divisional playoff game against the Buffalo Bills and a 17-yard punt return in Super Bowl XVI.