Michael Harden was born on February 16,1959 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League.
14 Facts About Mike Harden
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Mike Harden played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1977 to 1979.
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Mike Harden then played in the NFL for 11 years for the Denver Broncos from 1980 to 1988 and for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1989 to 1990.
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Mike Harden enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1976 and played college football as a defensive back for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1976 to 1979.
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Mike Harden was selected as a first-team defensive back on the 1978 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
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Mike Harden was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1980 NFL draft.
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Mike Harden appeared in 128 games, 98 as a starter, at the safety and cornerback positions for the Broncos from 1980 to 1988.
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Mike Harden intercepted 33 passes in his nine years with the Broncos.
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Mike Harden was fined $5,000 for a hit in the opening game of the 1988 season against division rival Seattle Seahawks that knocked out Steve Largent and resulted in a concussion and the loss of two teeth.
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Fourteen weeks later, in Seattle, Mike Harden intercepted a Dave Krieg pass in the end zone and returned it twenty-five yards before being knocked off his feet by Largent and fumbling the football, which Largent pounced on, giving the Seahawks possession again.
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Largent later said in an interview that the hit was retaliation in part for the hit that Mike Harden gave Largent earlier in the season.
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Mike Harden concluded his career with the Los Angeles Raiders during the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
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Mike Harden was married to Magaly Fernandez Harden and they had one child.
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Mike Harden has a total of 3 children, Taler, Chanel, and Alexander.