Kurt Becker
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| Position: | Guard | ||||
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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: | Aurora (IL) East | ||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 146 | ||||
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Kurt Frank Becker (born December 22, 1958) is a former American football guard. He played college football at the University of Michigan from 1978 to 1981, was selected as a first-team All-American in 1981, and played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears (1982-1988, 1990) and the Los Angeles Rams (1989).
Early life
[edit]Becker was born in Aurora, Illinois, in 1958.[1] He attended East Aurora High School in suburban Chicago.[2]
University of Michigan
[edit]Becker 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
[edit]Becker 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
[edit]As 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.