Mike Curtis, who provided one of the most memorable cult moments in NFL history, died at the age of 77.
The former Baltimore Colts linebacker provided an unforgettable memory when he clocked a fan who ran onto the field during a game against the Miami Dolphins in 1971.
When criticized, the Hall of Famer responded: “[The fan] shouldn’t have been out on the field,” Curtis said.
Curtis also helped set up Jim O’Brien’s game-winning field goal in Super Bowl V with an interception in the final minute.
Curtis played 11 seasons with the Baltimore Colts before joining the Seattle Seahawks expansion team and then for two more years with the Washington Redskins. He wore No. 32 because the Colts drafted him as a fullback out of Duke before converting him to linebacker.
