JockBio: Michael Vick Facts

JockBio Vital Stats
• Atlanta Falcons	• Quarterback	• #7
• Height: 6' 0 "	• Weight: 215	• Born: 6/26/80

Michael was the fourth player in Atlanta franchise history to be taken #1 overall pick by the Falcons. The others were Tommy Nobis in 1966, Steve Bartkowski in 1975, and Aundray Bruce in 1988.
Midway through the 2002 season, Michael’s #7 Falcons jersey was the third-best seller in the country, behind Tom Brady's and Brian Urlacher's.
Michael led all NFL quarterbacks with six touchdowns in 2005.
In 2006, Michael had 44 runs of 10 or more yards—the third-best total in the NFL.
Michael entered the 2007 season with the highest yards-per-carry and most yards per game of any quarterback in history.
Michael has been trying to do the impossible since he was a toddler. Among his more ill-advised experiments was gluing his eyelids shut at the age of three.
Michael’s 76-yard touchdown pass against the Cowboys in the 2009 playoffs was the longest of his career.
Virginia Tech had never gone undefeated in the regular season until its 11-0 campaign in 1999. With the fans in Blacksburg becoming more and more rabid over their team, one industrious cereal maker began producing “Hokie Toasties.” Grocery store owners could barely keep them on the shelves.
The Colorado Rockies selected Michael in the 30th round of the 2000 baseball draft, even though he hadn’t picked up a baseball or swung a bat since the ninth grade.
In September of 2002, Virginia Tech retired Michael’s #7 jersey. Under the school’s guidelines, however, the number could still be used. Hotshot running back Kevin Jones wore the number after Michael.
When Deion Sanders interviewed Michael on a CBS pregame show, he wore the quarterback’s #7 jersey—according to Primetime, the “ultimate sign of respect.”
To ensure that Michael participated in the team's offseason conditioning program, the Falcons included a clause in the his contract that said he must pay the club $500,000 if he fails to attend 75 percent of Atlanta's spring and summer workouts.
Michael’s high school coach, Tommy Reamon, played the role of Delma Huddle in the 1979 movie “North Dallas Forty.”
Michael loves to fish. He first got into the sport when he was 10, casting his line into the waters of the James River.

Tommy Nobis, 1972 NFLPA sticker

Michael Vick, 2002 Street & Smith