| Date of birth: | June 14, 1955 |
| Place of birth: | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Tackle, Guard |
| College: | Arkansas |
| NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 2 / Pick 39 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1977-1985 1986-1987 1987 |
Green Bay Packers Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors: | Second-team All-Pro (1982) |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Greg Koch (born June 14, 1955 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a former American football tackle and guard who played eleven seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the Green Bay Packers. In 2010, Koch was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.[1] Koch was also inducted into the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. He is a licensed attorney and a part-time radio personality on SportsTalk 790 KBME in Houston, Texas.
College career[]
Koch was a four year letterman at the University of Arkansas. He was a starter for the Arkansas Razorbacks were he was part of the offensive line that blocked for the school record 3,523 rushing yards in 1975. That same season Koch was a First-team All-SWC. Koch played in the All-America Bowl in Tampa, Florida after the 1976 season. Koch was named the Razorback 1970s All-Decade team with offensive linemen R. C. Thielemann, Leotis Harris George Stewart and Greg Kolenda. No one is quite sure whether the urban legend that Koch and Thielemann rode with outlaw motorcycle clubs during the summer while attending Arkansas is in fact true. The two did however, own and operate a tattoo parlor long before it became fashionable.
Professional career[]
Green Bay Packers[]
A second-round draft choice in 1977 from the University of Arkansas, Koch played nine seasons (1977–85) in Green Bay, appearing in 133 games. A fixture at right tackle almost immediately upon his arrival, he was a Second-team All-Pro selection following the 1982 season and was part of one of the greatest offenses in club history when the Packers amassed 6,172 yards in 1983, the second-best output ever in club annals.
Miami Dolphins[]
Koch played his final two seasons with Miami in 1986 and the 1st game of 1987 at his customary right tackle spot. Rumor has it, while he was with the Dolphins, Koch lost an epic drinking battle with Andre the Giant. Some reports have the match lasting upwards of 15 hours. After the strike in 1987, his former Packer offensive coordinator Bob Schnelker traded two draft choices for him in Minnesota..
Minnesota Vikings[]
He played right guard for the Vikings in 1987 where the made it to the NFC Championship game, eventually losing to the Washington Redskins. Despite being wanted back by the Vikings in 1988, he then went to law school and has been a practicing attorney and part-time radio host in Houston Texas since 1992. He was also known in Minnesota for his avid gardening skills and prolific poetry.