Mike Esposito (American football)

Rushes:	101
Rushing yards:	439
Rushing TDs:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Mike Esposito
No. 26
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	April 24, 1953 (age 71); Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:	Wilmington (MA)
College:	Boston College
NFL draft:	1975 / round: 7 / pick: 159
Career history
	Atlanta Falcons (1976–1978);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-East (1972, 1973); Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame (1980);
Career NFL statistics
Rushes:
Rushes:	101
Rushing yards:	439
Rushing TDs:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]