Markus Koch

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Markus Koch
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Position: Defensive end
Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1963-02-13) February 13, 1963 (age 61)
Marsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: Eastwood Collegiate Institute
(Canada)
College: Boise St.
NFL draft: 1986  / round: 2 / pick: 30
CFL draft: 1986  / round: 1 / pick: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:10.5
Fumble recoveries:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Markus Koch (born February 13, 1963) is a German-born former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins team which won a Super Bowl (1988). He played high school football at the Eastwood Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ontario and played college football at Boise State University.

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Koch served as vice president of the Seattle chapter of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). [1]

Having finished his career before the internet age, Koch is overlooked by the media, which call Sebastian Vollmer of the Patriots the first German to be drafted (2nd, 2009) by the NFL and to win a Super Bowl. This is because Koch, unlike Vollmer, never learned the sport at a German club and never played in a German amateur league.

College career

Koch was a three-time All-American at Boise State, playing from 1982-85. [2] For three consecutive years he was selected first-team All-Big Sky Conference (1983–85). [2]

Professional career

In the 1986 NFL draft, Koch was selected in the 2nd round as the 30th overall pick by the Washington Redskins. [3] He was also selected in the 1986 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts. [4] Koch played in Super Bowl XXII in 1988 and was on injured reserve for Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. [5] [4]

Koch injured his knee during the October 6, 1991 20-7 victory over the Chicago Bears and was replaced by Jason Buck. This would be the last time Koch played in the NFL. [6]

Koch was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 1993. [2]

Life after football

After spending six years in the National Football League Koch received his License Massage Practitioner, Craniosacral Therapist, Acupressure Therapist, Reflexologist, Certified Yoga Instructor, and Vipassana Meditation Instructor qualifications. In his work he uses acupressure, life coaching, energy work, massage therapy, and reflexology. [7] He works with his wife at Holistic PT in Port Townsend, WA.

Koch and his wife Amy were featured in "The Crazy Wisdom Journal" for their massage therapy work. [8] They also guide yearly retreats to Brazil. [9]

Personal life

Koch currently lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

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  2. 1 2 3 "VARSITY B - Official Letter Winners Club of Boise State University".
  3. "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Oldörp, Heiko (February 6, 2016). "Markus Koch ist der erste deutsche Super Bowl Gewinner". Der Spiegel.
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