Mike Sommer
Michael Sandor Sommer
Born: October 9, 1934
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: April 23, 2022
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
College: George Washington
High School: Woodrow Wilson (Washington, DC)
Career: 1958-1963
Drafted: 1958 in Round 2, #16 overall by the Washington Redskins
Mike Sommer played from 1958 to 1963 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins. Sommer ran for 253 yards in his career on 78 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 9 passes for 166 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 61 | 227 | 3.7 | 53 | 2 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | -9 | -1.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 73 | 232 | 3.2 | 53 | 2 | |
| AFL | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 78 | 253 | 3.2 | 53 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 56 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 142 | 17.8 | 56 | 0 | |
| AFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 166 | 18.4 | 56 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 | |
| AFL | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 77 | 19.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL Oakland Raiders | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 18 | 370 | 20.6 | 42 | 0 | |
| AFL | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 472 | 20.5 | 42 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 4 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | Oakland Raiders | 4 | 0 |
