Michael Mekelburg Sr was born in Cambridge, Nebraska in 1952. His family moved to Denver, Colorado when he was 2 years old and they lived on the Southwest side of Denver raising horses, rabbits and chickens. He played Fast Pitch Soft Ball starting in the 5th grade and played on a Men’s City team as a catcher till he graduated from High School. In high school he was a 4 – year letterman in track, cross country and football. He was in the Boy Scouts until age 17, and he attended Redeemer Lutheran Church and Grade School and helped his father who was the custodian for the church and school. He attended Denver Lutheran High School graduating in 1970.
Mike served in the US Air National Guard and the US Coast Guard for 26 1/2 years retiring in 1996.
From November 1972-April 2014 Mike was married to his first wife, Sharon, and celebrated 41 years of marriage until she passed away in April 2014. They raised two sons Michael Jr, 44 and John, 42. Mike as two grandchildren ages 14 and 11. In June 2017 Mike married his second and current wife, Doris.
His soccer autobiography is as follows:
His soccer autobiography is as follows:
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