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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Birmingham, Alabama | January 29, 1966
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 221 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Leeds (AL) |
College: | Southern Mississippi |
Undrafted: | 1990 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
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, led the team in tackles (146), and earned Second Team All-South Independent honors. [2]
After his playing career, he became a defensive line coach at Northwest College, and later a linebackers coach at Coahoma Community College. [3]
He counties his career working at Lake Cormorant Middle School. Teaching many young people his skills.