Mike Tatum

Mike Tatum
Mike Tatum
No. 1     Marion Blue Racers
Wide Receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: April 29, 1986 (1986-04-29) (age 25)
Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio
High School: Marion-Franklin High School
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College: Oxnard
Undrafted in 2008
Debuted in 2009 for the Marion Mayhem
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 3 x CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week
  • 1st Team All-CIFL (2010) as a Kick Returner
  • 2 x CIFL Special Teams Player of the Year (2010, 2011)

Mike Tatum is currently a wide receiver for the Marion Blue Racers of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.[1]

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Early life

Mike was a graduate of Marion-Franklin High School in Columbus, Ohio. He excelled in football, basketball and track & field.

College career

Later continued his academic and athletic abilities at Oxnard College in Oxnard, California.

Professional Career

Marion Mayhem

In 2009, Tatum tryout and made the Marion Mayhem. He made the team as a wide receiver and return man. After a 61-57 comeback win over the Wheeling Wildcats, Tatum was named the CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week.[2] After 6 games with the Mayhem in 2010, the team folded for financial reasons. At the time Tatum was leading the Mayhem with 20 catches for 243 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tatum also had 23 kickoff returns for 500 yards and 2 touchdowns.[3]

Fort Wayne FireHawks

After the season ubruptly ended for the Mayhem, Tatum, as well as a few other Mayhem players, signed to play with the Fort Wayne Firehawks, also of the CIFL.[4] Tatum was able to return one missed field goal for a touchdown, in the final game of the season against the Chicago Cardinals. In his two games for the FireHawks, he had 2 catchs for 19 yards and a touchdown, as well as returning one kickoff for 21 yards.[5] For his efforts on the season, Tatum was rewarded with the CIFL's Special Teams Player of the Year award.[6]

Marion Blue Racers

In 2011, the city of Marion, got a new indoor football team in the form of the Marion Blue Racers. Owned by former Pittsburgh Steeler, LaMonte Coleman, the team quickly gained momentum by signing Tatum and other great indoor football players. He was twice named the CIFL Special Teams Player of the Week. The team went on to a 8-2 regular season record, and he racked up 23 kickoff returns for 568 yards and 2 scores, which once again, got him named the CIFL Special Teams Player of the Year. He lead the Blue Racers with 26 catches for 310 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also rushed for 2 touchdowns and threw for another.[7] Tatun has re-signed with the Blue Racers for the 2012 season, as they transition into the UIFL.[8]

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