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| Position: | Running back | ||||||
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| Born: | (1953-04-24) April 24, 1953 (age 71) Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Wilmington (MA) | ||||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1975 / Round: 7 / Pick: 159 | ||||||
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Michael John Esposito (born April 24, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Atlanta Falcons. He attended Wilmington High School in Massachusetts[1][2] and played college football for the Boston College Eagles.[3]
Esposito was a participant in the 1974 East–West Shrine Game. As part of the game, each player would visit the Shriners Hospitals for Children. While visiting, he noticed Nicole Worley-Urteaga, a two-year-old patient with Holt-Oram syndrome. She appeared frightened and was crying. Esposito took her hand to calm her down and they walked down the hallway together. A photographer from a local newspaper noticed the scene and snapped a photo of the two. The image became the inspiration for the official logo of the East-West Shrine Game and is displayed annually on the 50-yard line.[4][5]
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