Mike Eischeid
Encyclopedia
Mike Eischeid is a former professional American football
punter
with a 9-year career in the American Football League
and the National Football League
from 1966 to 1974. He was the regular punter for the Oakland Raiders
from 1966 to 1970, but played in only 2 games in 1971. He was also their regular place kicker in 1966, but only made 11 out of 26 field goals for a 42.3% average, and was replaced the following year by George Blanda
. In particular, he punted on the 1967 AFL Champion Raiders
and in the second AFL-NFL World Championship Game
(Super Bowl II
), which the Raiders lost. He reached his peak average in 1967 with 44.3 yards per punt, second in the AFL, a total the much better known Ray Guy
surpassed only once in 14 years, but Eischeid's average steadily declined from 1968 to 1970, till he was replaced by Jerry DePoyster
in 1971. Then he became the regular punter of the Minnesota Vikings
from 1972 to 1974, playing in Super Bowl VIII
and Super Bowl IX
for the Vikings, two more losses, so that overall he played in 3 Super Bowls but his teams lost all 3. In AFL and NFC championship games, his teams won 3 (1967, 1973, 1974) and lost one (1969).
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
punter
Punter (football position)
A punter in American or Canadian football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage. This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a...
with a 9-year career in the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
and the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
from 1966 to 1974. He was the regular punter for the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
from 1966 to 1970, but played in only 2 games in 1971. He was also their regular place kicker in 1966, but only made 11 out of 26 field goals for a 42.3% average, and was replaced the following year by George Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...
. In particular, he punted on the 1967 AFL Champion Raiders
1967 Oakland Raiders season
With only one game played during the AFL's opening week, the Raiders' season began on September 10, 1967, with a 51–0 wipeout of the Denver Broncos in front of a home crowd of just more than 25,000. Running back Hewritt Dixon caught one touchdown pass and ran for another. Warren Powers capped the...
and in the second AFL-NFL World Championship Game
Professional American football championship games
Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States, involving:* the informal Pittsburgh circuit of professional football teams ;...
(Super Bowl II
Super Bowl II
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida....
), which the Raiders lost. He reached his peak average in 1967 with 44.3 yards per punt, second in the AFL, a total the much better known Ray Guy
Ray Guy
William Ray Guy is a retired American football punter for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Coming from the University of Southern Mississippi, he was the only pure punter ever to be drafted in the first round of the NFL draft when the Oakland Raiders selected him in 1973.Guy was a key member of...
surpassed only once in 14 years, but Eischeid's average steadily declined from 1968 to 1970, till he was replaced by Jerry DePoyster
Jerry DePoyster
Jerry Dean DePoyster is a former American football placekicker and punter who also played in the National Football League.-College career:...
in 1971. Then he became the regular punter of the Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
from 1972 to 1974, playing in Super Bowl VIII
Super Bowl VIII
Super Bowl VIII was a professional American football game played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium. in Houston, Texas to decide the National Football League champion following the 1973 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Miami Dolphins defeated the National Football...
and Super Bowl IX
Super Bowl IX
Super Bowl IX was an American football game played on January 12, 1975 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1974 regular season. It would be the last pro game at legendary Tulane Stadium...
for the Vikings, two more losses, so that overall he played in 3 Super Bowls but his teams lost all 3. In AFL and NFC championship games, his teams won 3 (1967, 1973, 1974) and lost one (1969).