1. Michael Richard Koken was an American football player and coach.
13 Facts About Mike Koken
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Mike Koken played at the quarterback and halfback positions for Notre Dame from 1929 to 1932 and in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals in 1933.
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Mike Koken coached football at John Caroll University and North Carolina State University and participated in the D-Day landings as a member of the United States Army.
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Mike Koken was the star of Youngstown South's undefeated 1927 football team.
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Mike Koken played college football at Notre Dame from 1929 to 1932.
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Mike Koken ran hard and low and several times it took two and three tacklers to bring him down.
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Mike Koken appeared in nine NFL games, four as a starter.
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Mike Koken totaled 74 passing yards and one passing touchdown, 65 rushing yards, and kicked an extra point.
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Mike Koken worked for Tucker Freight Lines of South Bend, Indiana, from 1938 until his death in 1962.
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Mike Koken served in the Army during World War II, where he was part of the second wave on D-Day.
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Mike Koken wrote that playing for Knute Rockne prepared him for combat:.
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Mike Koken later sustained serious injuries while fighting in France in August 1944.
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Mike Koken died of a heart attack at age 53 while at the South Bend Country Club.