Mitch Berger
| Mitch Berger | |
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Position (s): Punter |
Jersey number (s): 17 |
| born on June 24, 1972 in Kamloops , British Columbia | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1994 - 2009 | |
| NFL Draft : 1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193 | |
| College : University of Colorado at Boulder | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Punts | 847 |
| Space gain | 36,363 yards |
| Average per punt | 42.9 yards |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Mitchell Shannon Berger (born June 24, 1972 in Kamloops , British Columbia , Canada ) is a retired Canadian American football player . He played as a punter in the National Football League (NFL).
Player career
Berger played Canadian football and basketball in high school . On his high school football team, he plays as a table footballer , punter and quarterback . Because of his athletic achievements, he was selected as both a basketball player and American football player in the national team. Berger studied at Tyler Junior College , where he made it to All American , and at the University of Colorado at Boulder . In 1994 he was drawn by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round in 193rd place in the NFL Draft . From 1995 he played actively for the Minnesota Vikings , St. Louis Rams , New Orleans Saints , Arizona Cardinals , and Pittsburgh Steelers . With the Steelers he won the Super Bowl XLIII . He punted three times in that game, averaging 46.3 yards. Most recently, Berger was under contract with the Denver Broncos .
Honors
Berger was voted All-Pro twice and played in two Pro Bowls , the season final game of the best players of a season.
Off the field
Berger is co-owner of a restaurant chain. One of his business partners is Steve Passmore , a former ice hockey player who was also active with Adler Mannheim .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Commitment from Mitch Berger
- ↑ Restaurant chain ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Berger, Mitch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berger, Mitchell Shannon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian American Football Player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kamloops , British Columbia , Canada |