Mike Adamle

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Mike Adamle

Mike Adamle
No. 1     
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: October 4, 1949 (1949-10-04) (age 63)
Euclid, Ohio
Career information
College: Northwestern
NFL Draft: 1971 / Round: 5 / Pick: 120
Debuted in 1971 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
Last played in 1977 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
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.