Kurt Barber

Kurt Barber (born January 5, 1969) is the former head coach for Paducah Tilghman High School's football team and a former standout linebacker for the USC Trojans and in the National Football League.

High school career

Barber prepped at Paducah Tilghman High School where he won the Kentucky "Mr. Football" Award in 1987. He was a high school All-American as both wide receiver and linebacker.

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.

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. He also played for the Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears.

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. He was the Offensive Line coach at Campbellsville University in Kentucky and was the former (2016-17) head coach at Paducah Tilghman High School in his hometown of Paducah, Kentucky. During his time at Paducah Tilghman High School he was employed as an Educator while never having or obtaining a Kentucky Teaching Licensure. After physically assaulting several underage students during the school day while on school grounds he was encouraged to resign his coaching and teaching positions. One of these assaults caused the student to become unconscious and resulted in the hospitalization of the student.

External links

• UNLV Coach webpage