Professional football

Archie was the 7th round draft pick (#218 overall) of the Houston Oilers in 1996. He played for the Oilers/Tennessee Titans for 3 seasons. He spent the 1999 season on injured reserve and negotiated an injury settlement and release from the Titans in 2000. He played with the New York/New Jersey Hitmen of the newly formed XFL for their only season in 2001.

College

As a tailback at Penn State, Archie rushed for 1,830 yards and 14 touchdowns. His 77 receptions for eight touchdowns is a school record for running backs. He was a key contributor in Penn State's 1993 Citrus Bowl and 1994 Rose Bowl victory, the latter of which capped an undefeated season for the Nittany Lions.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management from the university in 1996.

Personal

Archie lives in Brentwood, Tennessee with his wife, Crystal, and their five children. Mike and Crystal are representatives for Rodan and Fields today and are active in the community Archie's Rodan and Fields

Trivia

• Nickname is "Deuce"'
• He is best remembered for his comment during Super Bowl XXXIV, "Just gimme the ball, Coach! Just gimme the ball!"
• Was named 1992 Pennsylvania Player of the Year by USA Today as senior at Sharon High School in Sharon, Pennsylvania.

Houston Oilers 1996 NFL Draft selections Eddie George Bryant Mix Jason Layman Terry Killens Kendrick Burton Jon Runyan Rayna Stewart Anthony Dorsett Mike Archie Draft years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

New York/New Jersey Hitmen roster Leo Araguz Mike Archie Joe Aska Mike Barber Tim Beauchamp Michael Blair Chris Brantley Fred Brock Lamont Bryant Butler By'not'e Donnie Caldwell David Camacho Ben Cavil Eric Cole Ryan Collins Obadiah Cooper James Cotton Vernon Crawford Jerome Daniels Kirby Dar Dar Zola Davis Anthony DiCosmo Keith Elias Joey Eloms Haven Fields Harvey Goins Ben Hanks Marcus Hinton Robert Hunt Chris Maumalanga Curtis McGee Corte McGuffey Ron Merkerson Dustin Owen Tyrell Peters Dino Philyaw Juan Porter Charles Puleri Israel Raybon Wally Richardson Bob Rosenstiel Bernard Russ Dwayne Sabb Tawambi Settles Nathan Simmons Henry Slay Troy Stark Eric Stocz Tyree Talton Mark Tate Brad Trout Damen Wheeler Head coach: Rusty Tillman Assistant coaches:Greg Briner Edwin Bailey Joseph Lombardi Bill Urbanik Mike Dietzel Tony Mottola Paul Butcher

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