Kurt Barber

Date of birth:	January 5, 1969 (1969-01-05) (age 40)
Place of birth:	Paducah, Kentucky
Career information
Position(s):	Linebacker
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	241 lb (109 kg)
College:	USC
NFL Draft:	19 / Round: 2/ Pick 42
Organizations
As player:
1992-1995	New York Jets
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Kurt Barber (born January 5, 1969, in Paducah, Kentucky) is the defensive line coach for UNLV's football team and a former standout linebacker in college and in the National Football League.

Contents 1 High School Career 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 Coaching career 5 External links

[edit] High School Career

Barber prepped at Paducah Tilghman High School where he won the Kentucky "Mr. Football" Award in 1987.

[edit] College career

Barber graduated from the University of Southern California where he was All-Pac 10 as a linebacker. He was a starter as a junior and senior and was a four year letter winner.

[edit] Professional career

Barber was selected with the 42nd pick in the 2nd round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the New York Jets where he played until 1995. Barber played for the New York Jets, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears. Played Music with the rock band- the Flowbs

[edit] Coaching career

Barber was originally named the UNLV Rebels football linebackers coach in 2004. after having coached at the University of Utah, Kent State and Tennessee-Martin. He began his coaching career in 1998 at Riverside Community College.

[edit] External links

• UNLV Coach web page

Preceded by Frank Jacobs

Kentucky Mr. Football 1987

Succeeded by Jeff Brohm

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