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July 18, 2010

Bill Little Commentary on Steve McMichael's induction

Former Texas DE Steve McMichael was enshrined in the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday.

McMichael is the Longhorns' 15th player and 17th overall inductee (including coaches D. X. Bible and Darrell Royal) into the College Hall of Fame. He was inducted at the NFF's annual awards dinner in New York in December.

"One of the things I miss most about being in the game is being in the locker room. When you come to things like this you get it back," McMichael told the Associated Press. "I don't care what team a guy played on, I don't care what year he played in, the locker room has always been the same: fun, sarcastic humor. You're messing with your buddies. The brotherhood of football."

A member of the Longhorn Hall of Honor, the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, McMichael totaled 133 tackles during his senior season, and posted 369 tackles, 30 sacks, 40 TFL, 99 quarterback pressures and 11 caused fumbles during his career as a Longhorn.

In the NFL, McMichael helped lead the Bears to a Super Bowl win in the 1985-86 season. Originally drafted by the New England Patriots in 1980, McMichael later signed with Chicago and became a two-time Pro Bowler. He played 14 years in the league, retiring in 1994 after a final season with Green Bay. He set a Bears' record by playing in 191 consecutive games, and during his career he registered 95 sacks and played in 213 NFL games.