From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mike Tatum
Mike Tatum
Mike Tatum
No. -- Everett Raptors
Professional career
Wide Receiver Marion Mayhem
Personal information In 2009, Tatum tryout and made the Marion Mayhem. He
made the team as a wide receiver and return man. After a
birth:
Date of birth April 29, 1986 (1986-04-29)
61-57 comeback win over the Wheeling Wildcats, Tatum
birth:
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio was named the CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week.[1]
High School Marion-Franklin High School
School:
After 6 games with the Mayhem in 2010, the team folded
for financial reasons. At the time Tatum was leading the
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 160 lb (73 kg) Mayhem with 20 catches for 243 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Career information Tatum also had 23 kickoff returns for 500 yards and 2
touchdowns.[2]
College:
College Oxnard
Undrafted in 2008 Fort Wayne FireHawks
Debuted in 2009 for the Marion Mayhem After the season ubruptly ended for the Mayhem, Tatum,
as well as a few other Mayhem players, signed to play
with the Fort Wayne Firehawks, also of the CIFL.[3] Tatum
was able to return one missed field goal for a touchdown,
Career history
in the final game of the season against the Chicago Cardi-
• Marion Mayhem (2009-2010) nals. In his two games for the FireHawks, he had 2 catchs
• Fort Wayne Firehawks (2010) for 19 yards and a touchdown, as well as returning one
• Marion Blue Racers (2011) kickoff for 21 yards.[4] For his efforts on the season, Ta-
• Everett Raptors (2012)
tum was rewarded with the CIFL’s Special Teams Player
Roster status Active
status: of the Year award.[5]
Career highlights and awards
Marion Blue Racers
• 3 x CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week
In 2011, the city of Marion, got a new indoor football
• 1st Team All-CIFL (2010) as a Kick Returner
• 2 x CIFL Special Teams Player of the Year (2010, 2011) team in the form of the Marion Blue Racers. Owned by
former Pittsburgh Steeler, LaMonte Coleman, the team
Michael "Mike" Tatum is currently a wide receiver for quickly gained momentum by signing Tatum and other
the Everett Raptors of the Indoor Football League. great indoor football players. He was twice named the
CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week. The team went
on to a 8-2 regular season record, and he racked up 23
Early life kickoff returns for 568 yards and 2 scores, which once
Mike was a graduate of Marion-Franklin High School in again, got him named the CIFL Special Teams Player of
Columbus, Ohio. He excelled in football, basketball and the Year. He lead the Blue Racers with 26 catches for 310
track & field. yards and 11 touchdowns. He also rushed for 2 touch-
downs and threw for another.[6] Tatun has re-signed with
the Blue Racers for the 2012 season, as they transition in-
College career to the UIFL.[7]
Later continued his academic and athletic abilities at Ox-
nard College in Oxnard, California.
References
[1] Tatum Named CIFL Special Teams Player of the
Week
[2] 2010 Marion Mayhem stats
[3] FireHawks have a tough playoff road ahead
[4] 2010 Fort Wayne FireHawks stats
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[5] 2010 CIFL Award Winners Short description
[6] 2011 Marion Blue Racers stats
Date of birth 1986-04-29
[7] Blue Racers Re-Sign Mike Tatum
Place of birth Columbus, Ohio
Persondata
Date of death
Name Tatum, Mike
Place of death
Alternative names Mike Tatum
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