Mike Adamle
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Mike Adamle |
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| Date of birth: October 4, 1949 Euclid, Ohio |
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| Career information | |
| College: Northwestern | |
| NFL Draft: 1971 / Round: 5 / Pick: 120 | |
| Debuted in 1971 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]] | |
| Last played in 1977 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]] | |
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| Rushing attempts | 308 |
| Rushing yards | 1149 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 4 |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Michael David Adamle (born October 4, 1949; pronounced [ˈædəm.li]) is a sports personality and former National Football League player. He is perhaps best known as the co-host of the American Gladiators series for seven years. He is currently the sports anchor/reporter of WMAQ-TV in Chicago. He also served as a sports anchor for other Chicago television stations: WBBM-TV and WLS-TV. He served various roles for the NFL on NBC, a studio analyst, play-by-play announcer, sideline reporter, and studio host. He also hosted GrandStand which was both a pregame show and sports anthology. He also worked for World Wrestling Entertainment as an interviewer and play-by-play announcer. He was the sideline reporter for the USFL on ABC, the Little League World Series, and College Football on ESPN. He called play-by-play for College Football on Versus and the Chicago Rush. He also hosted International Gladiators. Adamle and Fred Roggin were sideline reporters for NBC's coverage of the XFL. XFL lasted only one season which was 2001. He was a color commentator for the Professional Bull Riders telecasts on NBC and Versus.