Joe Burch

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Joe Burch
Personal information
Born: (1971-08-08) August 8, 1971 (age 52)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:296 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Dallas Carter (Dallas, Texas)
College:Texas Southern
Position:C / DT
NFL draft:1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 90
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Offensive Lineman of the Year (1993)
  • First-team Division I-AA All-American (1993)
  • All-SWAC (1993)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Joe Burch (born (1971-08-08)August 8, 1971) is a former American football offensive and defensive lineman.

Early years[edit]

Burch prepped at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas, where he won the 1988 5A Texas state championship (vacated due to ineligible player) alongside Jessie Armstead and Clifton Abraham.

College career[edit]

He went on to play at Texas Southern University, where he was named second-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference during his sophomore and junior year. As a senior in 1993, he was named Offensive Lineman of the Year, first-team Division I-AA All-American and All-Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Professional career[edit]

He was drafted in the third round (90th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots before being traded to the Denver Broncos.[1] Burch began his arena football career in 1995, starting the season with Connecticut Coyotes before being traded to the Arizona Rattlers for quarterback Aaron Garcia.

On March 21, 2002, Burch re-signed with the Rattlers.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. ^ "Arena Football League Transactions". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 21, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2002.

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