August Michael Michalske (April 24, 1903 – October 26, 1983), sometimes known as "Iron Mike",[1] was an American football player and coach.

Born and raised in Cleveland, Michalske played college football, principally at the guard and fullback positions, for Hugo Bezdek's Penn State Nittany Lions from 1923 to 1925.

He led the Packers to three consecutive National Football League (NFL) championships from 1929 to 1931 and was selected seven times as a first-team All-Pro between 1927 and 1935.

Partway through the 1925 season, Penn State coach Hugo Bezdek moved Michalske from guard to fullback.

"[14] He appeared in all 13 games for the 1929 Packers team that compiled a 12-0-1 record and won the franchise's first NFL championship.

After the season, Ernie Nevers rated Michalske the best player in the NFL, calling him a "wonder" and adding, "There's nobody like him on the college or professional field today.

"[15] Michalske was also selected as a consensus All-Pro for the 1929 season with first-team honors from Collyers Eye magazine, the Chicago Tribune, and the Green Bay Post-Gazette.

He was described as "one of the outstanding players in the country,"[17] and he was selected at the end of the season as a first-time All-Pro by the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Collyer's Eye.

On November 1, 1931, Michalske returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown to account for every point in a 6–2 victory over the Chicago Bears.

[22] In late November 1937, Michalske returned to Lafayette College for his second year as the head coach of the basketball team.

[33] In the spring of 1940, Michalske was hired as the track coach at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin.

[36] On October 14, 1942, he replaced Ray Donels as the head coach of the Iowa State football team.

[38] Michalske remained head coach at Iowa State through the 1946 season, though his teams stumbled to records of 4–3–1 in 1945 and 2–6–1 in 1946.

[44] He spent three years at Baylor under head coach George Sauer, with whom Michalske had played in Green Bay.

[47] During Michalske's one-year tenure at Texas A&M, the 1953 Aggies were led by head coach Raymond George and compiled a 4–5–1 record.

[53] In 1969, Michalske was selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a guard on the NFL 1920s All-Decade Team.