John Michels (guard)

Games played	11
Games started	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Michels
No. 61, 50
Position	Guard
Personal information
Born	February 15, 1931; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 10, 2019 (aged 87); Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	West Catholic (Philadelphia)
College	Tennessee (1949–1952)
NFL draft	1953: 25th round, 297th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Philadelphia Eagles (1953); Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1957);
Coaching
	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1959–1966) ; Offensive line coach; Minnesota Vikings (1967–1983) ; Offensive line coach; Minnesota Vikings (1984) ; Running backs coach; Minnesota Vikings (1985–1993) ; Offensive line coach;
Awards and highlights
	National champion (1951); Consensus All-American (1952); Third-team All-American (1951); Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1952); 2× First-team All-SEC (1951, 1952);
Career NFL statistics
Games played
Games played	11
Games started	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

John Joseph Michels (February 15, 1931 – January 10, 2019) was an American professional football offensive lineman who played for the University of Tennessee (1950–1952) and in the National Football League (1953).^[1]^[2] In 1952, he was a consensus first-team All-American. In 1996, Michels was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. He is best known for coaching the offensive line of the Minnesota Vikings every year from 1967 to 1993 with the exception of 1984 when he coached the running backs.

References

1952 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Jack Scarbath HB Johnny Lattner HB Jim Sears HB Billy Vessels
Line	E Bernie Flowers E Frank McPhee T Hal Miller T Dick Modzelewski G John Michels G Elmer Wilhoite C Donn Moomaw

Minnesota Vikings 1969 NFL champions
11 Joe Kapp 14 Fred Cox 15 Gary Cuozzo 19 Bob Lee 20 Bobby Bryant 21 Jim Lindsey 22 Paul Krause 26 Clinton Jones 27 Bob Grim 29 Karl Kassulke 30 Bill Brown 32 Oscar Reed 35 Billy Harris 40 Charlie West 41 Dave Osborn 45 Ed Sharockman 46 Earsell Mackbee 49 Dale Hackbart 50 Jim Hargrove 52 Mike Reilly 53 Mick Tingelhoff 55 Mike McGill 58 Wally Hilgenberg 59 Lonnie Warwick 60 Roy Winston 62 Ed White 63 Jim Vellone 64 Milt Sunde 66 Bookie Bolin 67 Grady Alderman 70 Jim Marshall 71 Doug Davis 73 Ron Yary 74 Steve Smith 76 Paul Dickson 77 Gary Larsen 80 John Henderson 81 Carl Eller 84 Gene Washington 86 Tom Hall 87 John Beasley 88 Alan Page
Head coach: Bud Grant
Coaches: Jerry Burns Bob Hollway Bus Mertes John Michels Jack Patera