BOULDER — Mike Spivey, a star on the University of Colorado football team in the mid-1970s who remained involved heavily with the program after he retired from professional ball, passed away after a long illness this past Monday, June 26. He was 69.
A 1977 CU graduate with a degree in Business, he lettered four seasons for the Buffaloes from 1973 through 1976, playing both the corner and "Apache" back positions (defensive back). He started his career playing both ways on the freshman team in '73 before first dressing for varsity games later that year. He was in on 101 tackles during his collegiate career (57 solo), with five interceptions and 13 passes broken up. He had blazing 4.25 speed…
