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Mike Mercer<\/a>, who was a kicker and punter for ten seasons<\/a> in the AFL and NFL, passed away on March 24<\/a>. He was 88. Mercer played for six teams: the Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and San Diego Chargers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1963, with the Raiders, Mercer led the AFL with 47 extra points. In 1966, with the Raiders and Chiefs, he led the AFL with 21 field goals and a 70% field goal percentage. At the end of the 1966 season, when the Chiefs played the Packers in Super Bowl I, Mercer scored the first field goal in Super Bowl history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1967, playing for the Bills, Mercer made the AFL East All-Star team. He scored two field goals in the All-Star Game<\/a>, helping the East beat the West, 25-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s card of the day is Mercer’s rookie card, a 1962 Topps<\/a>. I don’t think that’s Mercer in the inset photo, though; to me it looks like Pat Summerall<\/a> of the New York Giants, with Charley Conerly<\/a> holding. (Compare the image to this one<\/a> at bigblueinteractive.com.) Summerall wore number 88, but I believe Topps altered his number in the image to match Mercer’s. The company altered the inset photos on numerous 1962 Topps cards; there are more examples in an article in my old blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercer also appeared on several other cards. You can see all of them<\/a> in the Gallery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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