Kurt Becker
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Aurora, Illinois, U.S
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | December 22, 1958 Aurora, Illinois, U.S | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 271 lb (123 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | East Aurora | ||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1982: 6th round, 146th overall pick | ||||||
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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 was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1982 NFL draft. He also played for the Los Angeles Rams.
Becker was born in Aurora, Illinois, in 1958.[1] He attended East Aurora High School in suburban Chicago.[2]
University of Michigan
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]