Mike Jolly Michael Anthony Joseph Jolly ( born March 19 , 1958 ) is a former American football player . He played professional football as a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers from 1980 to 1983 . He also played college football for the University of Michigan from 1976 to 1979 . He started at weak side cornerback for Michigan in 35 of 36 games from 1977 to 1979 and was selected as a first - team All - Big Ten Conference player in both 1978 and 1979 . Early years . Jolly was born in Detroit and grew up in Melvindale , Michigan . He attended Dearborn Sacred Heart High School for three years and one year at St . Thomas Aquinas High School . He played four sports , including football and baseball , in high school . He played both tailback and defensive back , and returned punts , in high school . Michigan . He played for the Michigan Wolverines football team under head coach Bo Schembechler from 1976 to 1979 . As a sophomore in 1977 , Jolly started 11 of 12 games for Michigan at the weak side cornerback position . On October 1 , 1977 , in Michigan ' s 41 - 3 victory over Texas A & M , Jolly intercepted a pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown . Jolly played in the 1978 Rose Bowl against the Washington Huskies on New Year ' s Day . In the third quarter of the Rose Bowl , he intercepted a pass at the Washington 36 - yard line and returned it 25 yards . As a junior , Jolly started all 12 games at weak side cornerback for the 1978 Michigan Wolverines football team and was selected as an All - Big Ten Conference player . In the team ' s 51 - 0 victory over Duke , Jolly intercepted two passes . The 1978 team won the Big Ten Conference championship , held opponents to an average of 8 . 75 points per game , played in the 1979 Rose Bowl , and finished the season ranked No . 5 in both the AP and UPI polls . As a senior in 1979 , and for the second consecutive season , he started all 12 games at the weak side cornerback position . The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team held opponents to an average of 12 . 6 points per game , played in the 1979 Gator Bowl and finished the season ranked No . 18 and 19 in the final AP and UPI polls . For the second consecutive season , Jolly was selected as an All - Big Ten Conference player . Over the three - year period from 1977 to 1979 , Jolly started 35 of 36 games for the Wolverines and appeared in two Rose Bowls and a Gator Bowl . In his collegiate career , Jolly totaled 124 tackles and nine interceptions . Professional football . Jolly was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round ( 96th overall pick ) of the 1980 NFL Draft . In August 1980 , Jolly was cut by the Saints and picked up on waivers by the Green Bay Packers . As a rookie , Jolly appeared in all 16 games as a defensive back for the 1980 Packers . As the fifth back in Green Bay ' s nickel defense , he had two interceptions and knocked down three passes as a rookie . Jolly was slated to be the Packers starting safety in 1981 . During his first game as a starter , a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys in August 1981 , Jolly sustained an injury to his left knee which required surgery to repair ligaments . Jolly missed the entire 1981 season after the injury . He returned for the 1982 season but appeared in only seven games , none as a starter . In 1983 , he appeared in 12 games for the Packers , none as a starter . In May 1984 , the Packers released Jolly .