1. Steve McMichael was a defensive tackle for 15 seasons in the National Football League, primarily for the Chicago Bears.
37 Facts About Steve McMichael
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Steve McMichael played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected by the New England Patriots in the 1980 NFL draft.
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Steve McMichael ended his football career with the Green Bay Packers, before making appearances for the World Wrestling Federation ahead of WrestleMania XI.
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Steve McMichael became a professional wrestler with World Championship Wrestling, where he became a member of the Four Horsemen stable and was a one time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion.
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From 2007 to 2013, Steve McMichael was the head coach of the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League.
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Steve McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Steve McMichael was born on October 17,1957, in Houston, Texas.
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Steve McMichael has three other siblings: older brother John Richard and younger sisters Kathy and Sharon.
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Steve McMichael decided to attend the University of Texas at Austin.
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Steve McMichael played as a defensive tackle for the Texas Longhorns football team from 1976 to 1979, but his freshman season was marred by the death of his stepfather.
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On July 17,2010, Steve McMichael was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Steve McMichael was drafted out of Texas in 1980 by the New England Patriots but was cut before his second season.
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Steve McMichael became one of their starting defensive tackles and helped them to a Super Bowl win in 1985.
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Steve McMichael had a streak of 101 games started until 1990, when his playing time was reduced.
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Steve McMichael was named to the NFC's Pro Bowl teams for the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
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Steve McMichael gained notability in a 1991 game against the New York Jets.
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Bears coach Mike Ditka said in 2005 that Steve McMichael was the toughest player he had ever coached.
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Steve McMichael played with the Green Bay Packers in 1994 before retiring.
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Steve McMichael had previously been nominated in 2014 and 2015.
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On February 8,2024, Steve McMichael was officially selected to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Steve McMichael was formally inducted on August 3,2024, with his sister Kathy delivering a speech on his behalf.
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In 1995, Steve McMichael was hired by World Championship Wrestling.
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Steve McMichael challenged Flair and Arn Anderson to a match with his partner Kevin Greene.
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Steve McMichael trained with Randy Savage, while Flair and Anderson got Heenan to be their coach for the match.
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Steve McMichael accepted it and hit Greene in the head with the briefcase.
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Steve McMichael went on to feud with the Dungeon of Doom with the other Horsemen, and he had problems with Jeff Jarrett over the affections of Debra in late 1996 through early 1997.
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Steve McMichael wrestled Jarrett, and if Jarrett won, he was an official Horseman.
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Steve McMichael beat Reggie White at Slamboree and lost to Kevin Greene at The Great American Bash, which saw McMichael slapped by Greene's mother at ringside.
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Steve McMichael was handcuffed to the steel cage surrounding the ring along with Benoit, and neither man could defend Flair from the 5-on-1 assault from the nWo; the match ended after Steve McMichael surrendered to stop the nWo from attacking Flair, although Hennig would still slam the cage door on Flair's head, even after the submission was made.
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The next night on Nitro, Steve McMichael dropped his United States title to Hennig, and Flair disbanded the Horsemen.
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Steve McMichael went after Debra's stable of wrestlers that included Jarrett, Eddie Guerrero and Alex Wright.
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Steve McMichael briefly helped Benoit feud with Raven's Flock in January 1998 and then got into a feud with The British Bulldog, in which he broke his hand during a match at SuperBrawl VIII in February 1998.
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Steve McMichael returned to professional wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's flagship pay-per-view, Bound For Glory, where he refereed the Monster's Ball Match.
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Steve McMichael co-hosted a Bears pre-game show with Jeff Dickerson on ESPN 1000 in Chicago.
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Steve McMichael was the head coach of the Chicago Slaughter of the Indoor Football League from 2007 until the team's final season in 2013.
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Crew chief Randy Marsh ordered Steve McMichael to be ejected from the ballpark, and the umpires later received an apology for Steve McMichael's conduct from then-Cubs general manager Andy MacPhail.
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Steve McMichael lost the race to incumbent John Noak, garnering 39 percent of the vote.