Jim Kovach

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Jim Kovach
Born: (1956-05-01) May 1, 1956 (age 66)
Parma Heights, Ohio
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
College Kentucky
NFL draft 1979 / Round: 4 / Pick 93
Career history
As player
1979–1985 New Orleans Saints
1985 San Francisco 49ers

James Kovach (born May 1, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, physician, attorney and former American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Kentucky, where he also studied medicine. [1]

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Early life

Kovach played as a linebacker at University of Kentucky while studying pre-medicine. Because he had an injury-related redshirt season, he played his senior year of eligibility while taking his freshman year at University of Kentucky College of Medicine.

Career

National Football League

Kovach was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1979 NFL draft and played for the team for six seasons, while completing his medical education at University of Kentucky College of Medicine in the off-seasons. [1] October 7, 1984 James Kovach was the player that tackled Walter Payton on the play that Walter Payton broke Jim Browns rushing record. In 1985, he played as a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers. After his retirement from the NFL, Kovach earned his J.D. degree from Stanford University School of Law and practiced as an intellectual-property attorney before becoming a business owner. [1]

Post-NFL career

Kovach has also worked with several organizations in the fields of aging research. He is a former president of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. [2] Kovach is a member of the National Football League concussion committee. [2]

In 2010, Kovach was recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America as member of the Academic All-America Hall of Fame. [3] [4]

Kovach was the COO and SVP of Business Development of CrowdOptic. [5] [6]

He is currently the Director, Entrepreneurism and Innovation at the University of California Davis Health. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jim Kovach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Jim Kovach Vice President, Business Development, CrowdOptic". University of California at Davis . Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Jim Kovach Inducted to Academic All-America Hall of Fame". University of Kentucky . Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame Inductees". CoSIDA. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Eric Fisher (2014-05-12). "Plugged In: Jon Fisher, CrowdOptic". Sports Business Daily Journal. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  6. ↑ Jon Fisher (2014-04-21). "Achieving Patent (Parent) Hood". Sand Hill. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  7. ↑ "Aggie Square Staff Biographies". UC Davis Medical Center. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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