Mike Pagel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player
Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1960
Place of Birth: Douglas, Arizona, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Mike Pagel
- Mike John Pagel (born September 13, 1960) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the fourth round of the 1982 NFL Draft.
- A 6'2", 206 lb (93 kg) quarterback from Arizona State, Pagel played in 12 NFL seasons from 1982–1993. Drafted the same year as Art Schlichter, Pagel was drafted to be groomed as a backup.
- Generally he out-played Schlichter.
- Pagel bounced in and out of the starting quarterback job for the Colts in his four seasons with the team, alternating with Schlichter, Matt Kofler, and Mark Herrmann.
- He was the last Colt to wear #18 before Peyton Manning.
- He was traded to Cleveland for the 1986 season and served for the next five years there strictly as a backup.
- In 1988, he took over for an injured Bernie Kosar and Don Strock and played well in a playoff loss to the Houston Oilers. Pagel finished up the last three years with the Los Angeles Rams, never garnering more than mop-up duties. Pagel now resides in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, and is a project manager for AT&T.
- He also serves as analyst for the pregame, halftime and postgame shows on WTAM and WMMS during Browns games and offers television color commentary on college games on Fox Sports Network.
- Pagel also provides video commentary on his own site Pagel On Point.
- In addition, he presently is the quarterback coach at Normandy High School in Parma, Ohio.
- Sports is part of the family bloodline; Mike's brother Karl Pagel played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians.
- His brother Rick was a starting defensive end for the United States Naval Academy and served over 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Marine Corps.
- Two of his other brothers also played junior college sports.
- His brother, Bruce, played offensive line at Glendale (AZ) Community College, and is now a professor of political science at Santa Fe College.
- His brother, Ross, played quarterback for Phoenix College, and later played first base for the college baseball team.
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