Kevin Burke (American football)

Kevin Burke (born February 24, 1993) is an American football coach and former quarterback. After playing college football for Mount Union, he played professionally for the Dacia Vikings and the Memphis Express. He currently serves as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Case Western Reserve Spartans.[1]

Kevin Burke
Current position
TitlePassing game coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
TeamCase Western Reserve
ConferencePresidents' Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993
Westlake, Ohio
Alma materMount Union
Playing career
2011–2014Mount Union
2015United States national team
2017–2018Dacia Vienna Vikings
2019Memphis Express
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017Case Western Reserve (RB)
2018–presentCase Western Reserve (QB)
2019–presentCase Western Reserve (PGC/QB)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Austrian Bowl (2017)
Awards
Medal record
Men’s American football
Representing  United States
World Championship
2015 USATeam Competition

High school career

Burke led St. Edward High School to the 2010 OHSAA Division I state title, defeating Braxton Miller-led Huber Heights Wayne 35–28.[2]

College career

Burke led the Mount Union Purple Raiders football team to three national championship games, winning in 2012 and losing in 2013 and 2014.[3]

In 2013 and 2014, Burke won the Gagliardi Trophy, the award for most outstanding Division III college football player of the year, becoming the first junior winner and the first two-time winner.[3]

Professional career

After his college career, Burke became a member of the United States national team for the 2015 IFAF World Championship, whom he led to the gold medal.[4]

In 2017, he joined the Vienna Vikings of the Austrian Football League. That year, he recorded 2,990 passing yards (second-most in the league) and 36 touchdown passes as he led the Vikings to the Austrian Bowl championship. Against the Swarco Raiders, he threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns and recorded 121 rushing yards as the Vikings won 45–26; Burke earned MVP honors for his performance.[5]

Burke was signed by the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) on February 21, 2019, following the benching of Christian Hackenberg.[5] He was waived on February 27,[6] replaced by Johnny Manziel.[7][8]

Coaching career

During the 2017 season, Burke became the running backs coach for Case Western Reserve Spartans. The Spartans reached the playoffs, where they were eventually eliminated by Burke's alma mater, Mount Union Purple Raiders, in the second round.[4] For the 2018 season, he was named quarterbacks coach for Case Western Reserve, and added passing game coordinator to his role in 2019.[9]

References
  1. "Case Western Reserve: Kevin Burke, two-time Gagliardi Trophy winner, joins coaching staff".
  2. "Three years after beating Braxton Miller, Mount Union QB Kevin Burke goes for second national title". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  3. "Mount Union quarterback Kevin Burke wins second Gagliardi Trophy (video)". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  4. Moreno, Eric (July 11, 2018). "National Team alum and Case Western Reserve assistant coach Kevin Burke: 'Playing for my country was a blessing'". USA Football. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Former Vienna Vikings QB signs with Memphis Express of Alliance of American Football". American Football International. February 27, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. Munz, Jason (March 8, 2019). "Zach Mettenberger and Aaron Murray go back a ways. They'll cross paths again Sunday". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. Evans, Jace (March 16, 2019). "Johnny Manziel joining Alliance of American Football's Memphis Express". USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  8. Rubino, Dylan (March 16, 2019). "Memphis gets Manziel: Heisman QB joins Alliance". AAF.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  9. "Football: Former Players Burke & Spencer to Attend NFF Campbell Trophy Summit". Mount Union Purple Raiders. August 12, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
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