William Kirksey Explained

William Kirksey
Number:52
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:January 29, 1966
Birth Place:Birmingham, Alabama
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:221
High School:Leeds (AL)
College:Southern Mississippi
Undraftedyear:1990
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Pfr:KirkWi20

William W. Kirksey Jr. (born January 29, 1966) is a former American football linebacker. Undrafted out of college, he played nine games for the Minnesota Vikings in 1990. He moved on to the WLAF's London Monarchs, and later returned to the NFL for a stint with the Kansas City Chiefs.[1]

Kirksey played college football at Southern Mississippi, where he was a defensive team captain in 1989, and led the team in tackles (146).[2]

After his playing career, he became a defensive line coach at Northwest College, and later a linebackers coach at Coahoma Community College.[3]

References

He counties his career working at Lake Cormorant Middle School. Teaching many young people his skills.

Notes and References

  1. News: Chiefs sign 2 from WLAF . Lawrence Journal-World . June 14, 1992 .
  2. Web site: Southern Miss Media Guide . 2015-09-13 . 2016-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305182240/http://www.southernmiss.com/graphics/05guide-footbl/HistoryandRecords(Pages%20131-196).pdf . dead .
  3. News: CCC football coaching staff finalized for 2014 . Clarksdale Press Register . April 24, 2014 .