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**Mike Kenn**
Personal information
No. 78
Tackle
Date of birth: February 9, 1956 (1956-02-09) (age 56)
Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois

Career information
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Debuted in 1978 for the Atlanta Falcons
Last played in 1994 for the Atlanta Falcons


Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1978-1994)
Career highlights and awards
5× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) 3× First-team All-Pro selection (1980, 1983, 1991) 2× Second-team All-Pro selection (1981, 1982) Atlanta Falcons #78 retired
Games played	251
Games started	251
Fumble recoveries	11
Stats at NFL.com

Michael Lee Kenn (born February 9, 1956) is a former American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft. A 6'7", 275-lb. offensive tackle from the University of Michigan, Kenn played his entire 17-year NFL career with the Falcons from 1978 to 1994. He is notable for having started every game in which he played (251). He holds the Falcons franchise record for games started and games played.

After his retirement from football, he served as Chairman of the Fulton County Commission.

Preceded by George Martin	NFLPA President June 13, 1989-March 23, 1996	Succeeded by Trace Armstrong

Byron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award

1966: Starr
1967: Davis
1968: Meador
1969: Sayers
1970: Alexander
1971: May
1972: Russell
1973: Little
1974: Bleier
1975: Hart
1976: Alzado
1977: Manning
1978: Staubach
1979: Upshaw
1980: Houston
1981: Harris
1982: Dieken
1983: Benirschke
1984: Williams
1985: Moore
1986: Martin
1987: Cherry
1988: Singletary
1989: Newsome
1990: Kenn
1991: R. White
1992: Lowery
1993: Kelso
1994: Thomas
1995: Brooks
1996: Zorich
1997: Nickerson
1998: Carter
1999: Pelfrey
2000: McCrary
2001: Brunell
2002: Vincent
2003: Brooks
2004: Manning
2005: McNair
2006: Lynch
2007: Dunn
2008: Dawkins
2009: Asomugha
2010: Richardson

v d e 1978 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Earl Campbell · Art Still · Wes Chandler · Chris Ward · Terry Miller · James Lofton · Ken MacAfee · Ross Browner · Keith Simpson · Gordon King · Luther Bradley · Clay Matthews · Mike Kenn · John Jefferson · Steve Little · Blair Bush · Doug Williams · Bob Cryder · Ken Greene · Elvis Peacock · Randy Holloway · Ron Johnson · Ozzie Newsome · Dan Bunz · Reese McCall · John Anderson · Don Latimer · Larry Bethea

Draft years 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

v d e Atlanta Falcons

Founded in 1966 • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The franchise	Franchise • Seasons • History • Players • Quarterbacks • Expansion draft • Draft history • First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Georgia Dome

Culture	Rankin M. Smith, Sr. • Arthur Blank • Fight Song • Freddie Falcon • Michael Vick dog fighting investigation

Rivalry	Carolina Panthers • New Orleans Saints

Starting quarterbacks	Johnson • Berry • Lee • Bartkowski • Archer • Campbell • Miller • Hebert • George • Chandler • Vick • Harrington • Redman • Ryan

Head coaches	Hecker • Van Brocklin • Campbell • Peppler • Bennett • Henning • Campbell • Hanifan • Glanville • Jones • Reeves • W. Phillips • J.L. Mora • Petrino • Thomas • Smith

Division championships (4)	1980 • 1998 • 2004 • 2010

Super Bowl appearances (1)	XXXIII

Retired numbers	10 • 31 • 57 • 58 • 60 • 78 • 87

Seasons	1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: South Division

Rivalries	New Orleans Saints

v d e Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

Nobis • Johnson • Humphrey • Kunz • Small • Profit • Ellis • Bartkowski • Bean • Bryant • Faumuina • Kenn • D. Smith • J. Miller • Butler • Riggs • Pitts • Bryan • Fralic • Casillas • Green • C. Miller • Bruce • Sanders • Collins • Broussard • Pickens • Pritchard • Whitfield • T. Smith • Kennedy • Bush • Booker • Brooking • Kerney • Vick • Duckett • Hall • Jenkins • White • Anderson • Ryan • Baker • Jerry • Weatherspoon • Jones

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

1991 AP NFL All-Pro Team

v d e Atlanta Falcons Retired Numbers

#10 Steve Bartkowski • #31 William Andrews • #57 Jeff Van Note • #58 Jessie Tuggle • #60 Tommy Nobis • #78 Mike Kenn

Persondata
Name	Kenn, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 9, 1956
Place of birth	Evanston, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death

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