John Kropke

John Kropke
No. 73
Date of birth	January 3, 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DT/DE
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	278 lb (126 kg)
US college	Illinois State
Career history
As coach
2000	Eureka Red Devils (LB)
2001-2004	Eureka Red Devils (DL)
2005	Winnipeg Blue Bombers DL
2006-2007	Montreal Alouettes (DL)
2008-2011	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DL)
2012-present	Chicago Maroons (DL)
As player
1989-1995	Ottawa Rough Riders
1996	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1997	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
	CFL Northern All-Star (1995); 2× Intergold CFLPA All-Star (1996, 1997);
CFL East All-Star	1992, 1993, 1994
Career stats
Tackles	316
Quarterback sacks	31
Interceptions	4
Fumbles recovered	3
Total TDs	3

John Kropke (born January 3, 1966) is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played college football at Illinois State University.

College career

Kropke played college football for the Illinois State Redbirds. He earned AP Honorable Mention All-American honors in 1987.^[1]

Kropke played for the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1989 to 1995.^[2]

Kropke played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1996.^[2]

Kropke played of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1997, retiring after the season.^[2]^[3]

Kropke served as linebackers coach of the Eureka Red Devils in 2000 before coaching the defensive line from 2001 to 2004.^[3]

Kropke was defensive line coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2005.^[3]

Krope served as defensive line coach of the Montreal Alouettes from 2006 to 2007.^[3]

Krope was defensive line coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2008 to 2011.^[4]^[5]

Krope has been defensive line coach of the Chicago Maroons since 2012.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "John Kropke". uchicago.edu. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "John Kropke". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kropke Becomes Alouettes' Defensive Line Coach, Nine-year CFL Veteran Joins Als After Stint with Blue Bombers". marketwired.com. January 10, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^ "TICATS SET 2008 COACHING STAFF". montrealalouettes.com. February 12, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
^ "The Hamilton Tiger-Cats' 2011 Season". cfldb.ca. Retrieved May 1, 2015.