Mike Alstott

Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973), nicknamed "A-Train", is a former American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Purdue. During his career, Alstott was selected to six Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers over the Oakland Raiders.

Mike Alstott
Alstott in February 2010
No. 40
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1973-12-21) December 21, 1973
Joliet, Illinois
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Joliet Catholic (Joliet, Illinois)
College:Purdue
NFL Draft:1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:1,359
Rushing yards:5,088
Average:3.7
Rushing touchdowns:58
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Alstott attended Purdue University for four years, where he became the first player in school history named MVP in three consecutive seasons. Alstott scored 12 touchdowns as a sophomore, 14 as a junior, and 11 as a senior, and held the Purdue rushing touchdown record with 39 until Kory Sheets broke it in 2008. He averaged 5.6 yards per attempt during his Purdue career before graduating in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in business. He finished as Purdue's all-time leading rusher with 3,635 yards, including a school-best 1,436 yards in 1995.[1]

Professional career
Alstott signing autographs as a member of the Buccaneers in 2006.

Alstott was selected in the second round (35th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers utilized Alstott primarily as a running fullback as opposed to a blocking fullback that teams were starting to switch to at the time. He was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII (2002), played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Alstott rushed for 15 yards and the first Super Bowl touchdown in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history. He also caught five passes for 43 yards.

Alstott signed a one-year contract to stay in Tampa Bay for the 2005 season, and signed a similar contract at the conclusion of the 2006 season after contemplating retirement. However, he spent all of the 2007 season on injured reserve because of neck problems, leading to his retirement on January 24, 2008.

In the summer of 2007, shortly before he suffered his season-ending and ultimately career-ending neck injury, Alstott appeared in a television commercial for ESPN Fantasy Football along with former teammate Warrick Dunn, who was later signed by the Falcons.

He was ranked #10 on the NFL Network's "Top Ten Power Backs".[2]

Career statistics

Rushing statistics

YearTeamGamesAttemptsYardsAverage Yards per CarryLongest CarryTouchdownsFirst DownsFumblesFumbles Lost
1996TB16963773.93932121
1997TB151766653.84773443
1998TB162158463.93784944
1999TB162429493.93074766
2000TB131314653.62053732
2001TB161656804.139114000
2002TB161465483.83253721
2003TB427772.92921000
2004TB14672303.43222011
2005TB1634802.4961200
2006TB16601712.91731711
TotalTotal1581,3595,0883.747583242319

[3]

Receiving statistics

YearTeamGamesReceptionsYardsAverage Yards per ReceptionLongest ReceptionTouchdownsFirst DownsFumblesFumbles Lost
1996TB16655578.62932821
1997TB15231787.72631310
1998TB16221526.9261711
1999TB16272398.92421100
2000TB1313937.2210300
2001TB16352316.6191922
2002TB16352426.94421121
2003TB410838.3170300
2004TB14292027.02001111
2005TB16252228.92411100
2006TB1621854.0180600
TotalTotal1583052,2847.5441311396

[3]

Personal life

Alstott is married to Nicole Alstott. The couple have three children.[4] Along with his wife Nicole they formed the Mike Alstott Family Foundation. Alstott also owns Island Way Grill, a restaurant in Clearwater, Florida along with former teammate tight end Dave Moore. He was given the key to St. Petersburg on February 13, 2003. Alstott also is the head coach for the Northside Christian Mustangs in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mike lived in Park Ridge. Mike attended Joliet Catholic High School and they were state champions during Mike’s junior year. His senior year Mike rushed for 2,051 yards and 29 touchdowns, while Joliet Catholic finished 12–1. His son Griffin plays quarterback at Western Michigan University.[5]

References
  1. "2011 Purdue Football Information Guide" (PDF). cstv.com. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  2. "Buccaneers101.com's Top 25 Buccaneers of All-Time: Number 5 – Mike Alstott".
  3. "Mike Alstott". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. "Alstott & Family". Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  5. "Griffin Alstott - Football". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

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