Michael Scott Kadish (May 27, 1950 – March 19, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills.[1] He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[2] He was named an All-American in 1971 as a senior.[3] He was the Miami Dolphins' first round draft pick in 1972, and spent the 1972 season on the Dolphins's taxi squad as the team won Super Bowl VII while going undefeated.[4] He was traded to the Bills prior to the 1973 season in exchange for offensive lineman Irv Goode.[4]
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | May 27, 1950||||||||
Died: | March 19, 2023 | (aged 72)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) | ||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 1 / pick: 25 | ||||||||
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Kadish died on March 19, 2023, at the age of 72.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Mike Kadish, DT at NFL.com". NFL.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Notre Dame Football Review" (PDF). ND.edu. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ Somogyi, Lou (July 20, 2014). "Notre Dame's All-Time New York Team: No. 9". Irish Illustrated. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ a b "Dolphins Get Irv Goode From Bills". The Tampa Tribune. August 29, 1973. p. 3-C. Retrieved April 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Michael Scott Kadish, obituary