Kelvin Mitchell Korver (born February 21, 1949) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played three seasons with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Raiders in the second round of the 1972 NFL draft. He first enrolled at Texas A&M University before transferring to Northwestern College. He received third-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[1] Korver attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas.[2] Korver was inducted into the Irving Independent School District Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2016.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | February 21, 1949||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 267 lb (121 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Irving (Irving, Texas) | ||||||||
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NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 2 / pick: 33 | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KELVIN KORVER". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.