Mike Gaechter
Michael Theodore Gaechter
Born: January 9, 1940
Santa Monica, CA USA
Deceased: August 17, 2015
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Oregon
High School: Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA)
Career: 1962-1969
Mike Gaechter played from 1962 to 1969 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys. Gaechter intercepted 21 passes for 420 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 100 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 140 | 46.7 | 86 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 420 | 20.0 | 100 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1967 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 9 |
| 1963 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 10 |
| 1964 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 4 |
| 1965 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 5 |
| 1966 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 0 |
