Kirk Botkin
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Position: | Tight end/ Long snapper | ||||||
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Born: | Baytown, Texas, U.S. | March 19, 1971||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Robert E. Lee (Baytown, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1994 | ||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kirk Randal Botkin (born March 19, 1971) is the former
Early life
Botkin was born in Baytown, Texas, where he attended Robert E. Lee High School.[1]
College football
Botkin matriculated at the University of Arkansas.[1] In 1992, he was selected to the All-SEC football team, named by the conference's coaches.[2] He was the first Razorback to earn that honor.[3]
Pro football career
Botkin went undrafted in the
Botkin was waived by the Saints prior to the 1996 season,
Botkin did not return for 1998 after the Steelers rescinded a contract offer to him.[10]
Coaching career
Botkin was the linebackers coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2012-2016. Previously, Botkin was hired as a football coach at Jacksonville State University by head coach Jack Crowe under whom Botkin had played at Arkansas.[3] He moved on to become the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2006.[3]
Botkin returned to his alma mater, Arkansas, in 2008 as the
References
- ^ a b "Kirk Botkin bio". databaseFootball. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
- ^ "Three Gators are on Coaches' All-SEC". The Gainesville Sun. December 9, 1992. pp. 4C. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Neiswanger, Robbie (January 21, 2008). "Botkin returns to Alma Mater". Fayetteville Morning News. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Monday's Moves". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 26, 1994. pp. 2C. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- Sun Journal (Lewiston). August 25, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Transactions". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. September 28, 1994. pp. D5. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- New York Times. August 26, 1996. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- New York Times. August 28, 1996. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- St. Petersburg Times. November 28, 1996. pp. 5C. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- New York Times. June 2, 1998. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Arkansas hires Smith". ESPN.com. January 16, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Botkin no longer defensive ends coach at Arkansas". USA Today. January 5, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.