Kirk Botkin
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Baytown, Texas, U.S.
| Murray State Racers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 19, 1971 Baytown, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Robert E. Lee (Baytown, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Arkansas | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994: undrafted | ||||||||
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Kirk Randal Botkin (born March 19, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at Murray State University. Botkin played professional as a tight end and long snapper for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Botkin was born in Baytown, Texas, where he attended Robert E. Lee High School.[1]
College football
Botkin played college football at the University of Arkansas from 1990 to 1993.[1] In 1992, he was selected to the 1st team All-SEC football team as named by the conference's coaches.[2] He was the first Razorback to earn that honor.[3] He was named to the 2nd team by the AP in 1992. In 1993, Botkin was named 2nd team all conference by the AP and the Coaches. He went through four different head coaches during his time in Fayetteville. Ken Hatfield recruited him; Jack Crowe coached him from 1990 to the first game of the 1992 season; Joe Kines coached the team for the remainder of the 1992 season after Crowe was fired; and finally Danny Ford became the head coach in 1993. Botkin played in one bowl game during his time with Arkansas; a loss in the 1991 Independence Bowl.