Kirk Farmer (American football)

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Kirk Farmer
Personal information
Born: (1979-08-27) August 27, 1979 (age 44)
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
College: Missouri
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Kirk Farmer (born August 27, 1979) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers from 1999 to 2002. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an Undrafted free agent in 2003. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Frankfurt Galaxy.

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Early years

Farmer attended Jefferson City High School along with future All-American, and Missouri teammate, Justin Smith. He passed for 770 yards, ran for 673 and accounted for 31 touchdowns in 1997 as Jefferson City won the state 5A championship while also a regular on Jefferson City's basketball team that was ranked as high as No. 4 in the state. Farmer also earned all state honors in golf recording a final round of 68 at the MSHAA Boys' State Championship. The round was the third lowest in MSHAA State Championship history at the time.

College career

Farmer played with the Missouri Tigers from 1999 to 2002. His best season came in 2001, recording the then 7th most yards of total offense in Tigers history with 1,976 yards despite starting only 9 games. Injuries sidelined him in his senior season. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

Farmer was not selected in the 2003 NFL draft, but was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an Undrafted free agent. [5] Initial reports revealed he was impressing the Rams with his arm, even leading then head coach Mike Martz to say Farmer has the strongest arm of any quarterback he’s ever worked with.

Kansas City Chiefs

Farmer was picked up the following year by the Kansas City Chiefs on January 27, 2004.

Frankfurt Galaxy

He was later allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe where he spent the rest of the year. In 2015 Farmer and his family were inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Business

After football, Farmer joined his family's company, Farmer Companies, where they own and operate construction material related businesses.

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References

  1. "Kirk Farmer College Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. "Farmer is the QB for MU". The Kansas City star. August 20, 2000. p. 43 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Like father, like son: MU's Farmer carries on family tradition". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 2000. pp. D1, D7 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Farmer's wait is finally over". The Kansas City Star. October 16, 2021. p. 25 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Farmer is center of Rams' attention". St. Louis Post-Disptach. May 10, 2003. p. 50.