Mike Rosenthal (born June 10, 1977) is an American former professional

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. He played

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at Notre Dame, where he was an

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. He was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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, and played nine seasons in the

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(NFL).

Early life

Rosenthal was born in

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, and is

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.''Jewish Sports Stars: Athletic Heroes Past and Present'' - David J. Goldman
/ref> In high school at

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, he was named ''USA Today''

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as a senior in

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.ROSENTHAL, MIKE , Indiana Football Hall of Fame
/ref> He also garnered All-America honors from Parade, SuperPrep, and Blue Chip Illustrated, earning top OL honors nationally by SuperPrep and ranking # 2 by Blue Chip. He was tabbed as Indiana's

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Circle of Champions Player of the Year as a senior. He lettered three times in football, and twice in basketball.

College career

At Notre Dame he started every game his junior and senior years (*Actually he started all four years), playing G as a junior and T as a senior. As a senior, he was tabbed an

by Walter Camp Foundation and a second-team All-America by ''Football News''. He was also honorable mention All-America by ''Football News'' as a junior, and All-Independent 1st-team choice. He later attended

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, graduating in 2013.

Awards and honors

* First-team All-Independent (1997) * Honorable mention ''Football News'' All-American (1997) * First-team

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All-American (1998) * Second-team ''Football News'' All-American (1998)

Professional career

He was selected out of Notre Dame in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft by the

, and played nine seasons in the NFL.Rosenthal, Dreisbach headline Hall of Fame class , WSBT
/ref> In 1999, he played in 9 games with 7 starts as rookie with Giants. In 2000, he played in 8 games and started 2 for the Giants, and in 2001 he played in 7 games. In 2002, he started all 16 games and the Wildcard Playoff game at RT for the Giants. In March 2003 he became an unrestricted

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, and signed with the

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for $1.8 million. 2003 was his first season with the Vikings, and he started all 16 games at RT for the 2nd consecutive season. He helped pave the way for the Vikings' offense to rank #1 in the NFL for the first time in team history. In 2004, he suffered a broken right foot in the second game of the season. He was placed on

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on September 22. In 2005, he played in all 16 games, making 12 starts at right tackle. He lost his starting job to Marcus Johnson in late November, but came back to start the final two games of the season.

Hall of Fame

Rosenthal was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Beyond the game

Rosenthal and his wife, Lindsay, own and operate “1379 Sports” (1379Sports.com), a clothing store in

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. In 2010, Mike began teaching and coaching football at Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas and became head football coach there in December 2011. He became the head athletic director in 2012. In 2022, Rosenthal became the athletic director of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosenthal, Mike 1977 births Living people American football offensive tackles New York Giants players Minnesota Vikings players Miami Dolphins players Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Jewish American players of American football Sportspeople from Mishawaka, Indiana Players of American football from Austin, Texas Players of American football from Pittsburgh 21st-century American Jews Jews from Pennsylvania Jews from Indiana