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Position: | C / DT |
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Date of birth: | August 8, 1971 |
Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 296 lb (134 kg) |
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High school: | Dallas (TX) Carter |
College: | Texas Southern |
NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 90 |
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Joe Burch (born American football offensive and defensive lineman.
August 8, 1971) is a formerBurch prepped at David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas, where he won the 1988 5A Texas state championship alongside Jessie Armstead and Clifton Abraham. He went on the play at Texas Southern University, where he was named Second Team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference during his junior year. As a senior in 1993, he was named Offensive Lineman of the Year, First Team Division I-AA All-American and All-Southwestern Athletic Conference.
He was drafted in the third round (90th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, but never played in the National Football League. Burch began his arena football career in 1994, starting the season with Connecticut Coyotes before being traded to the Arizona Rattlers for quarterback Aaron Garcia.