- Mike Singletary
- Linebacker
- Houston, TX
- 10/9/1958 (51)
- Baylor
- 1981
- 2
- 38
- Chicago Bears
Michael Singletary after starring in college at Baylor University, whose team is also known as the Bears. While with the Bears, Singletary was known as "The Heart of the Defense" for the Monsters of the Midway in the mid-1980s. His nickname is Samurai Mike. Singletary was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Singletary is currently the linebackers and assistant head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and was overseeing the progress of college linebackers at the 2007 Senior Bowl.
Individual Awards:
1988
AP Defensive Player of the Year
UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year
1985
AP Defensive Player of the Year
UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year
1984
UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year