Michael Lee Teeter (born October 4, 1967) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL). He played

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as a

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for the

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from 1986 to 1989. He played in the NFL as a

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player for the

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in 1993 and 1994. He also played during the spring of 1991 as a defensive lineman for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the

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(WLAF) and appeared in one game for the

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in the fall of 1991.

Early life

Teeter was born in

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, in 1967. He attended

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. While attending Fruitport High School, he played football at multiple positions and also competed for the track team as a sprinter who could run the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds. He was the fastest and the strongest player on the Fruitport football team and played on both offense and defense. He was later inducted into the Fruitport Hall of Fame.

College career

Teeter enrolled at the

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in 1986 and played

as a middle guard for head coach

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's Wolverines football teams from 1986 to 1989. He did not become a starter until his senior year. That year, he started 12 games at middle guard for the

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that compiled a 10–2 record, limited opponents to 184 points (15 points per game), and won the Big Ten championship in Bo Schembechler's final season as Michigan's head coach. Teeter won Michigan's Dick Katcher Award and was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten player in 1989. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in

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from Michigan.

Professional career

Teeter was not selected in the 1990 NFL draft. He signed with the

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in 1990, but he was released in late August 1990, before the start of the

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. During the spring of 1991, Teeter played as a defensive lineman for the Frankfurt Galaxy in the inaugural season of the

(WLAF). He was selected to the WLAF's All-World team at the end of the 1991 season. After playing for the Galaxy, Teeter signed as a free agent with the

and appeared in one game with the club during the 1991 season. He was waived by the Vikings in late August 1992. Teeter returned to the NFL as a player for the

. He played on

for the Oilers in 28 games during the

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and 1994 seasons. He signed with the

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in 1995 but did not appear in any regular season games. Teeter appeared in a total of 29 NFL games for the Vikings and Oilers. Teeter signed a contract for $1.4million in 1995 but then hurt his back

Later life and honors

At the end of November 1996, after retiring as a player, Teeter was hired as the defensive line coach for the

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team under head coach (and former Michigan assistant coach)

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. Having been a teammate of

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at Michigan, he served beside

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as fellow assistant coaches on the Indiana staff. He served in that position for the 1997 Indiana Hoosiers football team that compiled a 2–9 record and allowed opponents to score 359 points (32.6 points per game). In 1988, Teeter returned to

, and became involved in the real estate business. He co-founded Capstone Real Estate in 2004. Teeter was inducted into the Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teeter, Mike 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Grand Haven, Michigan Players of American football from Ottawa County, Michigan American football defensive linemen Michigan Wolverines football players Frankfurt Galaxy players Minnesota Vikings players Houston Oilers players Carolina Panthers players Indiana Hoosiers football coaches American expatriate sportspeople in Germany