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Kurt Becker

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Kurt Becker
No. 79
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1958-12-22) December 22, 1958 (age 65)
Aurora, Illinois, U.S
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:East Aurora
College:Michigan
NFL draft:1982 / round: 6 / pick: 146
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:94
Games started:35
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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).

Early life

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Becker was born in Aurora, Illinois, in 1958.[1] He attended East Aurora High School in suburban Chicago.[2]

University of Michigan

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kurt Becker". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Michigan Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "1979 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "1980 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "1981 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Herrmann Finally On All-Big Ten Unit". Kentucky New Era (AP story). December 2, 1980. p. 16.
  7. ^ Joe Mooshil (December 1, 1981). "Eason Edges Schlichter on All-Big Ten". The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan (AP story). p. 14.
  8. ^ Randy Minkoff (November 25, 1981). "Name All Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 19.
  9. ^ "University of Michigan Athletics History: Kurt Becker". Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  10. ^ Olderman, Murray (November 26, 1981). "Tide's Boyd All-America". Gadsden Times. Newspaper Enterprise Association. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  11. ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ex-Bear Kurt Becker now coach at East Aurora". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 2013.
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