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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | July 9, 1946 South Gate, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lawndale (CA) | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 12 / Pick: 311 | ||||||
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Michael Leonard Battle (born July 9, 1946) is a former American football player in the American Football League (AFL). and the National Football League (NFL). A safety, he played college football at the University of Southern California where he was awarded All-American honors, and played professionally for the New York Jets in 1969 and 1970. Battle saw most of his action with the Jets as a punt and kickoff return specialist.
He appeared in the movie C.C. and Company (1970) in the role as Rabbit, which starred Joe Namath, then starting quarterback of the New York Jets.