Michael Mercer (born November 21, 1935) is a former
American football
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kicker
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and
punter who played for six teams from (1961–1970). In the
American Football League, he played for the
Oakland Raiders, the
Kansas City Chiefs
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and the
Buffalo Bills. He was a member of the Chiefs'
1966 AFL Championship team that played in the first
AFL-NFL World Championship Game
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.
Mercer's 9 yard
field goal attempt was blocked by
Larry "Wildman" Eisenhauer and recovered by
Don Webb, with about 3 minutes left, in the Oakland Raiders 43-43 tie with the
Boston Patriots on October 16, 1964. On December 22, 1963 Mercer kicked a 4th quarter 39 yard field goal to break a 49-49 tie with the Oilers and give the Raiders a 52-49 win. In that same game Mercer was 7 for 7 on extra points.
[Football-reference.com] Mercer led the Raiders in scoring in 1964 with 79 points, hitting 15 field goals and all 34 extra point attempts.
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