Wednesday, October 21, 2015

1975 Profile: Mickey Zofko

Running Back
No. 34
Auburn
"Zofko came to the Giants on waivers from the Detroit Lions at the cutdown date last year and played in 11 games for New York as the leader of the special teams. Nicknamed 'Capain Crunch' while at Detroit where he was special teams captain, Zofko was rated the top special team player in the NFC last year by Pro Football Weekly. He specializes in destroying he wedge on kickoff units and is a deadly tackler and dedicated performer. Mickey had one kickoff return for 14 yards.
He also can do the job at running back as a reserve. Originally a No. 9 draft choice of the Lions, Mickey played four seasons there with 18 attempts for 61 yards rushing, four pass receptions for 30 yards, and 27 kickoff returns for 623 yards and a 23.1 average.
Mickey earned three letters at Auburn as a running back and played in the Gator Bowl, Bluebonnet Bowl, Senior Bowl and Coaches' All-American Bowl games.
He was born in Warren, Ohio but grew up in Melbourne, Florida where he was a Little League standout and starred at Melbourne High School.
Mickey is an avid golfer."

-1975 New York Giants Media Guide

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