Mike Pritchard (2015) - CU Athletic Hall of Fame - University of Colorado Athletics

Mike Pritchard

Induction:
2015
Class:
1990

The most valuable player on CU’s 1990 national championship team, he was a first-team All-Big Eight performer at wide receiver, also garnering honorable mention All-American honors (UPI). He was CU’s Male Athlete of the Year for all sports for the 1990-91 season. Playing on teams that ran the ball roughly 82 percent of the time, he had 47 career receptions for 1,241 yards and 10 touchdowns; his 26.4 yards per catch set and remains the best in school history for players with 30 or more receptions. He was just the sixth player at the time of his graduation (and one of just 13 overall) to record 500 yards both rushing and receiving in a CU career, and his 17.9 average per touch on offense is by far the best in school history. As a senior in 1990, he scored 11 touchdowns – those covered 537 yards or 48.8 on average per score, another school standard that remains intact. One of nine Buffs selected in the 1991 NFL Draft, he was the first taken, selected by Atlanta in the first round and the No. 13 pick overall and went on to play nine seasons in the leagueAfter his playing career, he relocated back to his native Las Vegas where among his many ventures did color commentary on the UNLV radio network; he also spent some time back in Colorado, where he was also regular on TV and radio during football season.