He won four Super Bowls with the Steelers as a member of their famed Steel Curtain defense.
He played college football at Western Illinois University in Macomb, earning NAIA All-American status in 1969.
[4] He was interviewed for the NFL Films documentary series America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions on the 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers.
Mike Wagner was the guest speaker at the 3rd annual Steel City Mafia Banquet in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on August 15, 2009.
After pro football, Wagner applied his bachelor's degree in accounting and worked in the financial industry.