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| Mike Moseley | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mike Moseley |
| Birth date | 1951 |
| Birth place | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Occupation | American football player |
| Position | Quarterback |
| College | Northern Illinois University |
| Draft | 1973 NFL Draft (3rd round) |
| Teams | Houston Oilers (1973–1978), San Diego Chargers (1979–1981) |
Mike Moseley
Mike Moseley (born 1951) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League during the 1970s and early 1980s. He is noted for starting for the Houston Oilers and the San Diego Chargers and for his collegiate career at Northern Illinois University. Moseley's professional tenure intersected with prominent figures and events in National Football League history and with teams from the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference.
Moseley was born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in the Midwestern United States, where he attended local schools and developed as a multi-sport athlete in high school alongside peers from regions such as Nebraska Cornhuskers country and neighboring Iowa Hawkeyes territory. He matriculated to Northern Illinois University, a member of the Mid-American Conference, where he combined athletics with campus life influenced by contemporaneous developments at institutions like University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and University of Wisconsin–Madison. During this period he was influenced by coaches and administrators connected to programs such as Bo Schembechler's Michigan teams and the coaching networks around Big Ten Conference programs.
At Northern Illinois University Moseley established himself as a starting quarterback, competing against teams such as Miami (OH), Toledo, and Western Michigan. He led the Huskies in passing and decision-making and appeared at bowl-qualifying levels that drew attention from NFL Draft scouts and from coaching staffs associated with franchises like the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. Moseley participated in collegiate all-star showcases and combines where evaluators from the Pro Football Hall of Fame community and from scouting departments of the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles assessed talent. His performance merited selection in the 1973 NFL Draft, where he joined professional prospects alongside contemporaries from Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and Alabama Crimson Tide football who were entering the league.
Moseley was selected in the third round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers, an AFC franchise with organizational ties to figures such as Bud Adams and coaching staffs influenced by tactical minds like Sid Gillman and Jerry Glanville. He served as a quarterback behind established starters and occasionally as a starter, facing defenses led by players from the Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, and Oakland Raiders—teams prominent in the era that included the Steel Curtain and the Immaculate Reception generation. While with the Oilers Moseley played in matchups at venues like Rice Stadium and Shea Stadium and against quarterbacks such as Terry Bradshaw, Fran Tarkenton, and Bob Griese.
In 1979 Moseley joined the San Diego Chargers, an AFC West team coached by staff with links to innovators like Don Coryell and personnel structures resembling those of the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos. With the Chargers he competed for playing time in offenses that increasingly emphasized the passing game showcased by contemporaries such as Dan Fouts and benefited from the strategic evolution occurring in the league, including influences from the West Coast Offense and rule changes shaped by the NFL Competition Committee. Moseley's career intersected with postseason pushes and with talent from franchises like the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired from professional play in the early 1980s after seasons that reflected the transition of the NFL into a modern passing era.
Moseley was known for a pocket-centered approach tempered by occasional mobility, blending aspects seen in contemporaries such as Ken Anderson and Roger Staubach. His arm strength and field vision allowed him to execute intermediate throws against schemes deployed by defensive coordinators associated with teams like the Baltimore Colts and New York Jets. Statistically, he accrued passing yards and touchdown totals that placed him among journeyman starters of the era and contributed to team performances in AFC divisions contested with the Cincinnati Bengals and San Diego Chargers' rivals. His career included notable games that pitted him against Hall of Fame defenders and placed him in match reports alongside names like Jack Lambert and Mean Joe Greene.
After retiring from the NFL, Moseley transitioned into roles that maintained ties to football communities such as alumni networks of Northern Illinois Huskies football and former-players associations linked to the NFL Players Association. He has been involved in coaching clinics and local athletic programs similar to initiatives run by former players from the University of Southern California and Penn State Nittany Lions. Moseley has participated in charitable events and reunions with teammates from the Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers eras and remains a figure in regional sports circles in areas connected to San Diego County and the Chicago metropolitan area.
Category:1951 births Category:American football quarterbacks Category:Houston Oilers players Category:San Diego Chargers players