May God Bless Mike Battle soul and may he RIP in heaven. Man, what a FB player, tough as nails, hard tackler + high motor. He made my top 10 USC safties (posted my list in the Hufanga thread). I will never forget Mike Battle.
Battle was 6’1” and maybe 180 pounds. Pound for pound, he was one of the scariest hitters to play at sc (or college football) including Ronnie Lott. Look up stories about him eating light bulbs.
I believe that McKay during the ND game at South Bend saw Battle drop on the field and yelled "my gawd they shot him" or something to that effect...Mike Battle was one hellva football player
Before my time but for a skinny dude , he was a hitter. Lived in a small town in Va. From Lawndale HS.
#17 at the 14:15 mark with the punt return.
USC players carried McKay on their shoulders to midfield for the post game handshake with Parseghian
May God Bless Mike Battle soul and may he RIP in heaven. Man, what a FB player, tough as nails, hard tackler + high motor. He made my top 10 USC safties (posted my list in the Hufanga thread). I will never forget Mike Battle.
OHT, that was Mike Hunter who fell down on a kickoff. I played golf with him in the 80's, really nice guy, had little use for McKay
I believe that McKay during the ND game at South Bend saw Battle drop on the field and yelled "my gawd they shot him" or something to that effect...Mike Battle was one hellva football player
great name, great safety