21 Facts About Mike Minter

Michael Christopher Minter was born on January 15,1974 and is an American college football coach and former player.

Mike Minter is a defensive analyst for Western Michigan University, a position he has held since 2024.

Mike Minter is a former head football coach at Campbell University, a position he held for eleven seasons.

Mike Minter played professionally as a safety in the National Football League for ten seasons, from 1997 to 2006, with the Carolina Panthers.

Mike Minter played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by the Panthers in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.

Mike Minter attended Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma where he started as running back and free safety.

Mike Minter then attended the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of both national championship teams of 1994 and 1995.

Mike Minter redshirted as a true freshman, and played backup safety his freshman year despite recording 21 tackles, two forced fumbles, and one sack.

Sophomore year, Mike Minter started the first two games of the season at free safety before tearing his left ACL, which took him out for the rest of the season.

Mike Minter played a key role as the starting strong safety for the 1995 national championship winning team, the first to win consensus back-to-back national championships in 40 years.

Mike Minter recorded 53 tackles, two interceptions, and deflected six passes.

Mike Minter amassed 51 tackles, five interceptions, six deflected passes, and five quarterback rushes, which earned him All-Big 12 first-team honors.

Mike Minter was selected 56th overall by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.

Mike Minter became the starter in the team's sixth game of his rookie season, and remained there until his retirement.

In 1998, Mike Minter missed ten games because of a staph infection that developed as a complication of surgery on his left knee.

In Carolina's appearance in the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots in 2003, Mike Minter ranked second on defense and equaled a career-high of 18 tackles.

Mike Minter retired with team records for game starts and consecutive starts, as well as for fumble recoveries and interceptions resulting in touchdowns.

Mike Minter declared in 2009 that he was considering a run for the United States House of Representatives in 2010 as a Republican against incumbent Larry Kissell; however, he decided against running.

Mike Minter had shown interest in being the first head coach of the Charlotte 49ers football team, which began play in 2013.

On November 26,2012, Mike Minter became the head football coach at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

Mike Minter coached three seasons at First Assembly Christian School in Concord, North Carolina, where he won two state championships.