Editing Mike Stratton (section)

{{Short description|American football player (1941–2020)}}
{{About|the American football player|the British cancer researcher|Michael Stratton}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Mike Stratton
| image         =
| image_size    = 
| alt           = 
| caption       = 
| number        = 58
| position      = [[Linebacker]]
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|1941|4|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Vonore, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2020|3|25|1941|4|10}}
| death_place   = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lbs    = 224
| high_school   = Tellico Plains<br>([[Tellico Plains, Tennessee]])
| college       = [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
| afldraftyear  = 1962
| afldraftround = 13
| afldraftpick  = 100
| pastteams     =
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[1962 American Football League season|1962]]–{{NFL Year|1972}})
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1973}})
| highlights    =
* 2× [[AFL champion]] ([[1964 American Football League Championship Game|1964]], [[1965 American Football League Championship Game|1965]])
* 6× [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1963–1968)
* [[AFL All-Time Second Team]]
* [[Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame]]
* [[Buffalo Bills#50th Anniversary Team|Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team]]
| pfr           = S/StraMi01
| statlabel1    = [[Quarterback sack]]s
| statvalue1    = 31.5
| statlabel2    = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue2    = 21
| statlabel3    = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue3    = 2 
}}
'''David Michael Stratton''' (April 10, 1941 – March 25, 2020) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] for 12 seasons in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and [[National Football League]] (NFL). He won two [[AFL championship]]s with the [[Buffalo Bills]], where he was a six-time [[AFL All-Star]]. He was named to the [[AFL All-Time Second Team]].

Stratton played [[college football]] for the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]]. He played professionally for 11 years with the Bills and spent his final season with the [[San Diego Chargers]]. He won two AFL championships with the Bills in 1964 and 1965, with his tackle of [[Keith Lincoln]] in the former game being referred to as “The Hit Heard ‘Round the World”. His contributions as a team leader of a defense that allowed just seven points each in consecutive championship games as resulted in him being called one of the best defensive players in Bills history.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/talkoffame/.amp/state-your-case/mike-stratton-and-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame|title=State Your Case: Buffalo never forgot LB Mike Stratton; so why has Canton?|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=29 March 2023
|date=13 May 2020|author=Clark Judge}}</ref>