Mike Power is an American football quarterback who played for the Boston College Eagles and various professional teams.
[1] In addition to Power, Boston College signed Parade High School All-Americans Mark Kamphaus and David Thompson, as well as Ed Duran.
[3] His 8.9 passing yards per attempt were fourth best in Division I football, behind Don McPherson of Syracuse, Chuck Hartlieb of Iowa, and Troy Aikman of UCLA.
Coach Bicknell did, however, allow Power to start his final college game, a 13–12 loss to Georgia Tech.
Power beat out former UNH starter and 1989 draft pick Bobby Jean for the starting job.
[6] He returned to the starting lineup the following week, but was replaced by former Northeastern quarterback Rich Rodriguez after an ineffective first quarter.
[9] In 1989, while playing his fifth year of football, Power began attending graduate school at Boston College.
After his football career ended, Power went to work for Paine Webber as a bond trader on Wall Street.