Mike Mercer
- March 24, 2024
- 88 years
About Mike Mercer
Mike Mercer, 88, American football player (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers).
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|Michael Mercer (November 21, 1935 – March 24, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a kicker and punter for six teams from 1961 to 1970 in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Hardin-Simmons Cowboys and, in 1960, the Arizona State College Lumberjacks in Flagstaff, Arizona. In the AFL, Mercer played for the Oakland Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. He was a member of the Chiefs' 1966 AFL championship team that played in the first AFL–NFL World Championship Game, now known as the Super Bowl.
Mercer's 9-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Larry "Wildman" Eisenhauer and recovered by Don Webb, with about 3 minutes left, in the Oakland Raiders 43–43 tie with the Boston Patriots on October 16, 1964. On December 22, 1963, Mercer kicked a 4th quarter 39-yard field goal to break a 49–49 tie with the Oilers and give the Raiders a 52–49 win. In that same game Mercer was 7 for 7 on extra points. Mercer led the Raiders in scoring in 1964 with 79 points, hitting 15 field goals and all 34 extra point attempts.
Mercer died on March 24, 2024, at the age of 88.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 7 questions
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1.What nationality was Mike Mercer?
- A.Americancorrect
- B.Argentine
- C.Australian
- D.Austrian
Mike Mercer is recorded as American.
Source: Profile: nationality: "rchive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1935. Archive record: age at death 88. Archive record: occupation football player. Archive record: nat
2.In which year did Mike Mercer die?
- A.2011
- B.2017
- C.2015
- D.2024correct
Mike Mercer died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "rd: year of birth 1935. Archive record: age at death 88. Archive record: occupation football player. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of de
3.How old was Mike Mercer when they died?
- A.80
- B.83
- C.88correct
- D.77
Mike Mercer was 88 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "of American Football League players == Notes == == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1935. Archive record: age at death
4.In which year was Mike Mercer born?
- A.1926
- B.1929
- C.1935correct
- D.1923
Mike Mercer was born in 1935.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "age of 88. == See also == List of American Football League players == Notes == == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 193
5.In which month did Mike Mercer die?
- A.June
- B.May
- C.April
- D.Marchcorrect
Mike Mercer died in March.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "e record: year of birth 1935. Archive record: age at death 88. Archive record: occupation football player. Archive record: nationality American. Archive recor
6.On which day of the month did Mike Mercer die?
- A.24correct
- B.23
- C.26
- D.25
Mike Mercer died on day 24 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: ": year of birth 1935. Archive record: age at death 88. Archive record: occupation football player. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date
7.In which field was Mike Mercer known?
- A.football playercorrect
- B.novelist
- C.chemist
- D.architect
The biography describes Mike Mercer as a football player.
Source: Profile: occupation: "players == Notes == == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1935. Archive record: age at death 88. Archive record: occupation
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