Mike Flater was a soccer forward who played in college at the Colorado School of Mines. He was also a placekicker on the CSM football team, and in 1974 was a ninth-round draft choice of the NFL’s Washington Redskins, but Flater never played in the NFL. In addition to his 1972 Olympic appearance, Flater earned 15 caps with the US national team between 1975-77, while he was playing professional soccer. Flater was drafted by the Denver Dynamos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1975, and played one season with them, before moving to the Minnesota Kicks. He later played in the NASL with the Oakland Stompers and the Portland Timbers. He retired in 1980 after a severe knee injury.
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