Russ Michna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Russ Michna

American football player

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1981

Place of Birth: Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Profession: American football player, Canadian football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Russ Michna

  • Russell Walter Michna (born February 3, 1981) is a former arena football quarterback.
  • A two-time league champion of the United Football League (UFL), he is the only player that has been signed to a team in every current major professional football league: National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), UFL and AFL.
  • Michna also played in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). Michna played college football for Western Illinois University, leading the Leathernecks to back-to-back I-AA Playoff appearances.
  • However, Western Illinois lost to Western Kentucky and Colgate.
  • He was a two-time Gateway Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
  • He went undrafted in the 2004 NFL Draft, but signed an undrafted free agent contract with the St.
  • Louis Rams.
  • After spending the 2004 season on the practice squad, he failed to make the Rams' roster in 2005.
  • Following his release, he signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
  • After spending the most of the season as a back-up, Michna played in a few games for the Blue Bombers due to Tee Martin's ineffectiveness.
  • After just a single game with the Blue Bombers in 2006, he was released.
  • He then joined the Chicago Rush in 2007, where he spent the season as the back-up to Matt D'Orazio.
  • In 2008, the Rush signed AFL legend Sherdrick Bonner, making Michna the back-up once again, but an injury to Bonner forced Michna into action.
  • Michna didn't disappoint, leading the Rush to a 7-3 record down the stretch, clinching the 2008 Central Division Championship.
  • When the AFL suspended operations in 2009, Michna agreed to play for the Chicago Slaughter of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).
  • Michna and other members of the Rush, lead the Slaughter to a perfect 12-0 regular season, and defeated the Fort Wayne Freedom in the 2009 CIFL Championship Game.
  • After the indoor season ended, Michna signed with the newly formed UFL's Las Vegas Locomotives.
  • Michna served as a back-up on the Locomotives for two seasons, as the team would win back-to-back UFL Championship Games.
  • When the AFL restructured in 2010, Michna re-signed with the Rush, as served as their starting quarterback for two seasons.
  • After starting the 2013 season not on a roster, the San Jose SaberCats signed him two a two-year contract, and traded incumbent starter Aaron Garcia to Orlando, making Michna the unquestioned starter.

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