Kurt Frank Becker (born December 22, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1978 to 1981, earning consensus All-American honors in 1981. Becker played professional fin the NFL for the Chicago Bears (1982-1988, 1990) and Los Angeles Rams (1989).
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| Born: | December 22, 1958 Aurora, Illinois, U.S | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 271 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | East Aurora | ||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / round: 6 / pick: 146 | ||||||
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Early life
editBecker was born in Aurora, Illinois, in 1958.[1] He attended East Aurora High School in suburban Chicago.[2]
University of Michigan
editBecker enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1977 and played college football as an offensive guard for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1978 to 1981.[2] He started 36 consecutive games between 1979 and 1981.[3][4][5] He was selected as a first-team player on both the 1980 and 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football teams.[6][7][8] As a senior, he was also Michigan's co-captain and a Lombardi Award finalist, and was selected by the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and American Football Coaches Association as a first-team player on the 1981 College Football All-America Team.[9][10]
Professional football
editBecker was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round (146th overall pick) of the 1982 NFL draft.[1] He played at the guard position for the Chicago Bears from 1982 to 1988. He was the Bears' starting right guard in 1983 and 1984, appearing in 32 games, 30 as a starter, during those two seasons.[1] In 1986, he won the Super Bowl with the Bears.[11] He played for the St. Louis Rams, now the Los Angeles Rams for two games during the 1989 NFL season before returning to the Bears for 10 games as a backup in 1990.[1]
Later years
editAs of 2010, Becker was the associate head coach for Marmion Academy, a college-prep academy in Aurora. From 2013-2017, he was the head coach for the East Aurora High School football program.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Kurt Becker". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "1979 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "1980 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1981 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Herrmann Finally On All-Big Ten Unit". Kentucky New Era (AP story). December 2, 1980. p. 16.
- ^ Joe Mooshil (December 1, 1981). "Eason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten". The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story). p. 14.
- ^ Randy Minkoff (November 25, 1981). "Name All Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 19.
- ^ "University of Michigan Athletics History: Kurt Becker". Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ Olderman, Murray (November 26, 1981). "Tide's Boyd All-America". Gadsden Times. Newspaper Enterprise Association. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Bear Kurt Becker now coach at East Aurora". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 2013.