Steve Korte

Steve Korte
No. 60
Position:Center
Guard
Personal information
Born: (1960-01-15) January 15, 1960 (age 64)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Arapahoe (Centennial, Colorado)
College:Arkansas
NFL draft:1983 / round: 2 / pick: 38
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:83
Games started:63
Fumble recoveries:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steve Korte (born January 15, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a center and an offensive guard for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) from 1983 to 1990. He scored one touchdown from a fumble recovery.

Korte played college football at the University of Arkansas. He was a consensus All-American in 1982 at guard. He bench pressed 585 pounds, making him one of the strongest football players in Arkansas Razorbacks football history. In 2015 Korte was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor.[1]

Korte's son, Steven Korte, played fullback for the LSU Tigers football team and was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 2008 but did not play.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nine Razorbacks to be honored at 2015 University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor | NashvilleSportsMix". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "State's top recruits are on defense". Shreveport Times. Newspapers.com. August 27, 2004. p. 184.