Mike Livingston
{{Short description|American football player (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Mike Livingston
| image =
| number = 10
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|14}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| death_place =
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 212
| high_school = South Oak Cliff (Dallas)
| college = SMU
| draftyear = 1968
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 48
| pastteams =
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (IV)
- AFL champion (1969)
- AFL All-Star (1969)
| statlabel1 = Passing yards
| statvalue1 = 11,295
| statlabel2 = Pass attempts
| statvalue2 = 1,751
| statvalue3 = 56–83
| statlabel4 = Pass completions
| statvalue4 = 912
| statlabel5 = Games played
| statvalue5 = 91
| statlabel6 = Games started
| statvalue6 = 75
| pfr = LiviMi00
}}
Michael Paul Livingston (born November 14, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 12 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs.
Early life
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Livingston graduated from its South Oak Cliff High School in 1964,[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highschools/leaderboard/schoolhome.html?page=alum&sid=292 "My High School: South Oak Cliff,"] The Dallas Morning News sports section online. and played college football at Southern Methodist University in Dallas under Mustangs head coach Hayden Fry, where he broke most of Don Meredith's passing records.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iitRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vScNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3119%2C1057871 |newspaper=Evening News |location=Newburgh, New York |last=Moran |first=Sheila |agency=Associated Press |title=Livingston rescues Chiefs |date=October 6, 1969 |page=13B}}
Professional career
Livingston was a second round selection in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, 48th overall, by the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL. He was the fourth quarterback taken, after Greg Landry, Eldridge Dickey, and Heisman Trophy winner Gary Beban.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IalAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XuYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4111%2C3191624
|work=Lawrence Daily Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=Tantalizing names available in second day of grid draft |date=January 31, 1968 |page=21}}
During the Chiefs' world championship season in 1969, starter Len Dawson and backup Jacky Lee went down with injuries,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zBxUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HjoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7027%2C5035305 |work=Lawrence Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=Livingston sparks Chiefs, 26–13 |date=October 6, 1969 |page=13}}{{cite news |url=http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chapter-Three-Is-Mike-Livingston-a-Franchise-QB/e70430ad-b516-4057-9e7e-e23e9c59b645 |publisher=Kansas City Chiefs |last=Moore |first=Bob |agency=(club history) |title=Chapter Three: Is Mike Livingston a franchise QB? |date=June 25, 2015 |access-date=March 3, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Rank|first=Adam|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/greatest-cinderella-stories-in-nfl-history-0ap1000000151552|title=Greatest Cinderella stories in NFL history|publisher=National Football League|date=2013-03-18|access-date=2013-03-25}} and Livingston started six games, threw for 1,123 yards, was 84 of 161, with four touchdowns, and the Chiefs won all six. Dawson returned in November,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PyxUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JzoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5480%2C213727 |work=Lawrence Journal-World |location=(Kansas) |agency=Associated Press |title=Dawson returns to lift KC |date=November 3, 1969 |page=13}} and they went on to win Super Bowl IV in New Orleans.
Livingston made 75 starts for the Chiefs, splitting time in the mid-1970s with Dawson,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l6lRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iG0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5419%2C1484658 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Stellino |first=Vito |title=Livingston: a switch from Indian to Chief |date=November 14, 1975 |page=14 }} who retired in May 1976. The Chiefs' only head coach, Hank Stram, was fired after a 5–9 record in 1974. Under three head coaches, Livingston was the starter from 1975 until 1979, when he was pulled by Marv Levy in favor of rookie Steve Fuller,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CV8uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9tkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700%2C2769514 |newspaper=Beaver County Times |location=Pennsylvania |agency=UPI |last=Gosselin |first=Rick |title=Mike Livingston a class individual |date=September 13, 1979 |page=C4}} but made several starts.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=roQsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UM4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1951%2C3930719 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald |location=South Carolina |agency=Associated Press |title=Livingston to start for Chiefs Sunday |date=October 17, 1979 |page=C1 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=14IsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tc0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5678%2C103684 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald |location=South Carolina |last=Timms |first=Leslie |title=Fuller happy to be starter |date=November 1, 1979 |page=C1}}
On the roster of the Minnesota Vikings in 1980,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D1IsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yM0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3441%2C3460491 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald |location=South Carolina |agency=Associated Press |title=Livingston vs. ex-teammates |date=August 18, 1980 |page=B1 }} Livingston saw no regular season action behind Tommy Kramer and Steve Dils. At age 37, he played in the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983 with the Oakland Invaders as a backup to Fred Besana under head coach John Ralston,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SNcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=muMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5657%2C2388578 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |agency=news services |title=Feds upset stars in finale |date=July 4, 1983 |page=22}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ZozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nDIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=7070%2C908575 |newspaper=Lodi News-Sentinel |location=California |agency=UPI |title=Ralston says Michigan much improved |date=July 8, 1983 |page=13}} then was waived in February 1984.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kpdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3190%2C2994816 |newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner |location=Florida |agency=Associated Press |title=Wranglers sign while other teams cut |date=February 21, 1984 |page=8C }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=2519600 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=LiviMi00 |dbf=LIVINMIK01 |rotoworld=}}
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/mike-livingston-1.html Sports Reference] – collegiate statistics – Mike Livingston
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