Mike Humpal
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 17, 1985 New Hampton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | New Hampton (IA) |
| College: | Iowa |
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 6 / pick: 188 |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Michael Humpal (born February 17, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft.[1] He was part of the Steelers' victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. He played college football at Iowa.
Early life
[edit]Humpal was born in New Hampton, Iowa to Reggie and Nancy Humpal. He attended New Hampton High School, where he was an Elite-Team All-State player in football, 2-time state wrestling champion and 2-time state runner-up 110 meter high hurdler and 5th place state discus thrower in track and field.[2]
College career
[edit]He recorded 49 tackles in 2006 as a junior, and had a breakout senior season (2007) recording 123 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, and 3 interceptions.
Professional career
[edit]Humpal was injured when the Steelers cut him, and no teams signed him, he was once again picked up by the Steelers and placed on Injured reserve.[3] He played college football at Iowa.
On February 26, 2009, Humpal was released by the Steelers.
Post-football career
[edit]As a second career after football, he graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and currently practices as Michael J Humpal, DC in North Liberty, IA at Humpal Chiropractic.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Sullivan, Jim (November 7, 2002). "Oelwein's high-flying offense downs No. 7 New Hampton". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Bouchette, Ed (September 7, 2008). "Humpal is back". Ed Bouchette on the Steelers: Team likely to rue offseason. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
- ^ (October 2017) Humpal Chiropractic, LLC
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