{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mike Horacek | number = 2 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|7}} | birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 200 | college = Iowa State | undraftedyear = 1996 | pastteams = * Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1996}})* * Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|1997}}–{{AFL Year|2000}}) * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2000}})* * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2000}})* * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2001}})*<ref>{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2001/12?after=AAAH0QAAAAwAAAAHAAAAAAAFA-8= |website=NFL.com |access-date=13 July 2024}}</ref> * New Jersey/Las Vegs Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2002}}–{{AFL Year|2003}}) * New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2002}})*<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Horacek |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/h/hora00050.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref> * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2003}})* * Indiana Firebirds ({{AFL Year|2004}}) * New York Dragons ({{AFL Year|2005}}–{{AFL Year|2007}}) * Kansas City Brigade ({{AFL Year|2008}}) | highlights = * AFL Offensive Player of the Year (2000) * First-team All-Arena (2000) | afl = 747 }} '''Mickal Lee Horacek''' (born July 7, 1973) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Iowa State. Horacek played professionally for the Iowa Barnstormers, New Jersey / Las Vegas Gladiators,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/arena-football-league-transactions/n-1963951 |title=Arena Football League Transactions |date=March 25, 2002 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=July 22, 2017}}</ref> Indiana Firebirds, New York Dragons and the Kansas City Brigade. His best season as a professional came in {{AFL Year|2000}}, when he won the Arena Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award.
After retiring from football, Horacek became a realtor in Omaha.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.realtor.com/realestateagents/mickal-horacek_omaha_ne_2147346_087989504 | title=About Mickal Horacek | website=www.realtor.com}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.arenafan.com/players/Mike_Horacek-747/ ArenaFan stats]
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