Mickey Slaughter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player
Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1941
Place of Birth: Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Mickey Slaughter
- Milton Eugene "Mickey" Slaughter (born August 22, 1941) is a former professional American football quarterback in the American Football League and assistant coach at Louisiana Tech.
- He was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana and played quarterback for Coach Maxie Lambright at Bolton High School, where he graduated in 1959.
- He then played college football for Hall of Fame Coach Joe Aillet at Louisiana Tech, where he was a three-time all-conference quarterback before graduating with a BA in 1962.Slaughter was drafted in the 7th round by the Denver Broncos, where he played his entire four-year career.
- Though he set several franchise rookie records in 1963 that stand to this day, he compiled just a 1-5-1 record as a starter.
- As of 2017's NFL off-season, his 1,689 yards, 15 interceptions, 7.57 yards per attempt, and 5 interceptions in a single game (Oct 13 against the Houston Oilers) remain Broncos rookie records.
- He started just 12 games the rest of his career, which ended at a 2-15-2 record.
- He had 291 completions on 584 attempts for 3,607 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 38 interceptions. After professional football, Slaughter earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Louisiana Tech University in 1966.
- In 1967, Slaughter's former high school football coach Maxie Lambright offered him an assistant coaching position on the Louisiana Tech football staff.
- He accepted the offer and coached the offensive backfield for 12 years from 1967 to 1978.
- Notable Louisiana Tech football players coached by Slaughter include Terry Bradshaw, Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty, Tommy Spinks, Roger Carr, Mike Barber, Pat Tilley, and Billy Ryckman.
- Slaughter was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
- His son Bobby Slaughter also played football at Louisiana Tech and was an All-American wide receiver in 1990 and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1991. On August 6, 2016, Slaughter and four others were inducted into the Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions at the Shreveport Convention Center.
- Since its opening in 2007 through 2015, 132 persons had already been selected for this honor.
- Other inducted with Slaughter are Ray Germany, a Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball All-American in 1959 and 1960 who resides in Haughton; Billy Montgomery, a former Haughton High School basketball coach and state representative; hot air balloonist Bill Bussey, a dentist from Longview, Texas, and the professional golf caddie Freddie C.
- Burns, Sr., an African-American from Shreveport.
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