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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1968-10-15</span>) </span>October 15, 1968<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 56)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern, North Carolina</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">238 lb (108 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Craven_High_School_(Vanceboro,_North_Carolina)" title="West Craven High School (Vanceboro, North Carolina)">West Craven</a> <br /> (<a href="/wiki/Vanceboro,_North_Carolina" title="Vanceboro, North Carolina">Vanceboro, North Carolina</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_football" title="East Carolina Pirates football">East Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Undrafted:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_draft#Notable_undrafted_players" title="1991 NFL draft">1991</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> (<a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a>)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Glory" title="Ohio Glory">Ohio Glory</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_WLAF_season" title="1992 WLAF season">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a>–<a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="color: var(--color-subtle, #54595d);"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><span style="padding-left:1.5em;"> </span>* Offseason and/or practice squad member only</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI" title="Super Bowl XXXI">XXXI</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Tackle_(football_move)" title="Tackle (football move)">Tackles</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">651</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">Sacks</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">9.0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Interception" title="Interception">Interceptions</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">5</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;"><a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">Touchdowns</a>:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KoonGe20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George Earl Koonce Jr.</b> (born October 15, 1968) is an American athlete, <a href="/wiki/Athletic_director" title="Athletic director">athletic director</a> and collegiate fundraiser. A former <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL), he served as the <a href="/wiki/Athletic_director" title="Athletic director">athletic director</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Milwaukee" title="University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee">University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee</a> between 2009 and 2010 before continuing his career in higher education. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Koonce has said he faced poverty as a child, born in North Carolina. His mother made less than $10,000 per year while supporting four kids. When Koonce found this out, he recalled his mother telling him "We may be broke, but we're not broken." While still encouraging her kids to participate in sports, Koonce said his mother also ensured he fulfilled his school requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has since become an advocate for education, calling education "the great equalizer."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time in the NFL, he would take college classes during the offseason.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"One thing about football, it is day-to-day, play-by-play. You could be having the greatest season in the world, you never know when that might be the play that you get hurt," Koonce once said. "You have got to plan for those days that you are not playing - my mom and grandma always stressed that I save my money."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlanta_Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Atlanta Falcons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Koonce was signed as an undrafted <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> out of the <a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_University" title="East Carolina University">East Carolina University</a>, but was waived during the preseason. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WLAF_Ohio_Glory">WLAF Ohio Glory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: WLAF Ohio Glory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Koonce started at linebacker for the World League's Ohio Glory in 1992. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Green_Bay_Packers">Green Bay Packers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was then signed by the <a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers" title="Green Bay Packers">Green Bay Packers</a> before the 1992 season. He played for the Packers from 1992–1999. He was an eight-year starter as the Packers returned to dominance, starting 102 of 112 games. He played all three linebacker positions with the Packers, but injured his knee in the playoffs and – although he traveled with the team when they won <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXI" title="Super Bowl XXXI">Super Bowl XXXI</a> – did not play in the big game.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was suited up for all three games in the playoffs the following season, including the Packers' loss in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXII" title="Super Bowl XXXII">Super Bowl XXXII</a>, after missing the first 12 games of the preceding regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Seattle Seahawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was signed by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Unrestricted_free_agent" class="mw-redirect" title="Unrestricted free agent">unrestricted free agent</a> before the 2000 season, and started all 16 games. After the 2000 season he retired with 720 tackles, 9 <a href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">sacks</a>, and 5 interceptions in 128 games (118 starts). </p><p>He said that, upon finding out his career was over, "it felt like part of me died ... I was completely lost."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_statistics">NFL statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: NFL statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Team</th> <th>POS</th> <th>G</th> <th>GS</th> <th>SK</th> <th>INT</th> <th>YDS</th> <th>TD</th> <th>LNG</th> <th>FMB</th> <th>FR</th> <th>Yards</th> <th>TKL</th> <th>AST</th> <th>AV </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1992 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>LOLB</td> <td>16</td> <td>10</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>55</td> <td>0</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1993 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>LILB</td> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>108</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1994 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>RLB</td> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>76</td> <td>27</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_NFL_season" title="1995 NFL season">1995</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1995_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1995 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>RLB</td> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>49</td> <td>25</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_NFL_season" title="1996 NFL season">1996</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1996 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>MLB</td> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>84</td> <td>1</td> <td>75</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>69</td> <td>28</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1997 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1998 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>LLB</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>42</td> <td>16</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1999 Green Bay Packers season">GNB</a></td> <td>LLB</td> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>29</td> <td>21</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2000 Seattle Seahawks season">SEA</a></td> <td>MLB</td> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1</td> <td>27</td> <td>1</td> <td>27</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>74</td> <td>23</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>128</td> <td>118</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>123</td> <td>2</td> <td>75</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>507</td> <td>145</td> <td>60 </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was inducted into the National Junior College Hall of Fame in 2000 and also the hall of fame at <a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_University" title="East Carolina University">East Carolina University</a>. In 1999, he founded the George Koonce Sr. Foundation to provide underprivileged children with educational, athletic, artistic and social opportunities to support their development. Koonce's post-career ambitions have been centered around the world of academics. Earning his Master's in Sports Management from <a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_University" title="East Carolina University">East Carolina University</a> and Ph.D. from <a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette University</a> (one of only two players in Packers 100-year history to earn a PhD), Koonce has affectionately become known as “The Doctor of Defense.” He is a member of the NFL Player Engagement Advisory Board and has co-authored a book entitled Is There Life After Football? – Surviving the NFL. Currently, he serves as Senior Vice President of the Office of University Relations at <a href="/wiki/Marian_University_(Wisconsin)" title="Marian University (Wisconsin)">Marian University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fond_du_Lac,_Wisconsin" title="Fond du Lac, Wisconsin">Fond du Lac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> where he provides leadership and strategic direction while being responsible for growing awareness and increasing philanthropic support for the university through community and alumni engagement.  Koonce also serves as an on-air personality at Green Bay's CBS affiliate for “Backstage with George Koonce,” and “Locker Room". In 2023, Koonce joined Horicon Bank (Horicon, WI) serving on their Board of Directors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="East_Carolina_University">East Carolina University</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: East Carolina University"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He spent of two years as an Assistant Athletic Director for Development, assisting with fundraising and marketing of the department. He also earned his master's degree in Sport Management in 2006 from ECU. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Green_Bay_Packers_2">Green Bay Packers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Green Bay Packers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He served in the Packers front office as the Director of Player Development for the Green Bay Packers for the 2006 season. Koonce currently serves on the Packers Board of Directors.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marquette_University">Marquette University</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Marquette University"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He served as the Senior Associate Director of Athletics at <a href="/wiki/Marquette_University" title="Marquette University">Marquette University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a>. He was responsible for fundraising, major gifts, community relations, and student welfare. He joined the Golden Eagles in 2007. He also pursued his Ph.D. in Sport Administration while at Marquette. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="University_of_Wisconsin–Milwaukee"><span id="University_of_Wisconsin.E2.80.93Milwaukee"></span>University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was introduced as the new <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Milwaukee" title="University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee">University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee</a> Director of Athletics on March 17, 2009, and began his duties on April 1. He was placed on <a href="/wiki/Administrative_leave" title="Administrative leave">administrative leave</a> in April 2010, and his resignation was announced on June 2, 2010. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, "Koonce's resignation was related to the death of Koonce's wife, Tunisia, who died of cancer last October" and that "the death of Koonce's wife put (him) in the position of being the principal caretaker for his two children, ages 3 and 12."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marian_University">Marian University</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Marian University"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014, Koonce was hired as the Vice-President of Advancement at <a href="/wiki/Marian_University_(Wisconsin)" title="Marian University (Wisconsin)">Marian University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fond_du_Lac,_Wisconsin" title="Fond du Lac, Wisconsin">Fond du Lac, Wisconsin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Star_Tribune_March_2014_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Star_Tribune_March_2014-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The university described his job duties as "growing awareness and increasing philanthropic support" within the region. </p><p>As of 2023, Koonce had been promoted to Vice President for University Relations. He also led the Dr. George E. Koonce Scholars Program, which helps fund higher education for youth from Milwaukee.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He also was named to board of directors for <a href="/wiki/Horicon_Bank" title="Horicon Bank">Horicon Bank</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Koonce&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV3SInMFHMo">"George Koonce's Success Story at Marian University"</a>. <i>YouTube</i>. 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Hayes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">41 <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Robinson_(American_football)" title="Eugene Robinson (American football)">Eugene Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">46 <a href="/wiki/Michael_Robinson_(cornerback)" title="Michael Robinson (cornerback)">Michael Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Williams_(linebacker)" title="Brian Williams (linebacker)">Brian Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">52 <a href="/wiki/Frank_Winters" title="Frank Winters">Frank Winters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">George Koonce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cox_(American_football)" title="Ron Cox (American football)">Ron Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">55 <a href="/wiki/Bernardo_Harris" title="Bernardo Harris">Bernardo Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Lamont_Hollinquest" title="Lamont Hollinquest">Lamont Hollinquest</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">58 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(American_football)" title="Mike Flanagan (American football)">Mike Flanagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Simmons_(American_football)" title="Wayne Simmons (American football)">Wayne Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Marco_Rivera" title="Marco Rivera">Marco Rivera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/Adam_Timmerman" title="Adam Timmerman">Adam Timmerman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">64 <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Wilkerson" title="Bruce Wilkerson">Bruce Wilkerson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">65 <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Knapp" title="Lindsay Knapp">Lindsay Knapp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">67 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Dellenbach" title="Jeff Dellenbach">Jeff Dellenbach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">68 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="Gary 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