| Mike Patterson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michael Forster Patterson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1941 | ||
| Date of death | 16 April 2002 (aged 61) | ||
| Original team(s) | Mirboo North | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1959–1969 | Richmond | 152 (73) | |
| 1970–1973 | North Adelaide | 52 (49) | |
| Total | 204 (122) | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1970–1977 | North Adelaide | 176 (97–78–1) | |
| 1978–1980 | St Kilda | 46 (14–31–1) | |
| 1981–1983 | Frankston (VFA) | 55 (25–29–1) | |
| 1984 | Richmond | 22 (10–12–0) | |
| Total | 299 (146–150–3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Michael Forster Patterson (7 January 1941 – 16 April 2002) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Affectionately known as the "Swamp Fox", Patterson was a premiership ruckman with the Richmond Football Club in 1967, and also captain/coach of the 1972 Australian Champions, the North Adelaide Football Club.