Brian Kuklick

American football player (born 1976)
American football player
Brian Kuklick
No. 14
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1976-05-23) May 23, 1976 (age 47)
Hatboro, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Hatboro-Horsham (PA)
College:Wake Forest
Undrafted:1999
Career history
  • Dallas Cowboys (1999)*
  • Orlando Rage (2001)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Brian Kuklick (born May 23, 1976) is an American former quarterback for the Orlando Rage of the XFL.[1]

Early life and education

A star top-ranked football player in Pennsylvania, Kuklick became a two-sport athlete at Wake Forest University. In addition to playing as a quarterback, Kuklick played as a member of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team as a freshman.[2] He drafted in the 5th round by the New York Mets in the June 1994 free agent draft. Kuklick graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.[3]

Career

In 1999, Kuklick signed and attended training camp with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. He then attended several New England Patriots mini-camps before being released in May, 2000.

Kuklick became a member of the Orlando Rage during the XFL's debut season. The league was a financial failure, and the XFL ceased operations in May 2001. After retiring from football, Kuklick became an account manager at Ikon Office Solutions in Charlotte, North Carolina.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Orlando Rage Roster: Brian Kuklick". All-xfl.com. 2000-10-29. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. ^ "Brian Kuklick Player Card - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. ^ "Orlando Rage Roster: Brian Kuklick". www.all-xfl.com. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  4. ^ "Where are they now: 20 players and personalities associated with the original XFL?". Touchdown Wire. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-03-04.

External links

  • Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio

Further reading

  • Bertucci, Frank (November 14, 1996). "Ex-Suburban One QBs will go head to head in ACC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Johnson, Dave (August 26, 1997). "Wake QB taking the hits in stride". Daily Press. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Bonnell, Rick (August 26, 1998). "The hits keep coming: But licks fail to shake Wake's Kuklick". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons starting quarterbacks
  • W. C. Dowd (1888)
  • Carroll Blackerby (1948–1949)
  • Ed Kissell (1950–1951)
  • Sonny George (1952)
  • Joe White (1953)
  • Nick Consoles (1954–1955)
  • Charlie Carpenter (1956)
  • Jim Dalrymple (1957)
  • Norm Snead (1958–1960)
  • Chuck Reiley (1961)
  • John Mackovic (1962–1964)
  • Karl Sweetan (1963)
  • Jon Wilson (1965)
  • Ken Erickson (1966)
  • Freddie Summers (1967–1968)
  • Larry Russell (1969–1971)
  • Andy Carlton (1972–1973)
  • Mike McGlamry (1974–1977)
  • Jerry McManus (1975)
  • David Webber (1978)
  • Jay Venuto (1979–1980)
  • Gary Schofield (1981–1983)
  • Foy White (1984–1985)
  • Mike Elkins (1986–1988)
  • Phil Barnhill (1989–1990)
  • Keith West (1991–1992)
  • Jimmy Kemp (1993)
  • Rusty LaRue (1994–1995)
  • Brian Kuklick (1996–1998)
  • Ben Sankey (1999)
  • C.J. Leak (2000)
  • Anthony Young (2000–2001)
  • James MacPherson (2000–2002)
  • Cory Randolph (2003–2005)
  • Ben Mauk (2004–2006)
  • Riley Skinner (2006–2009)
  • Brett Hodges (2007)
  • Ted Stachitas (2010)
  • Tanner Price (2010–2013)
  • John Wolford (2014–2017)
  • Kendall Hinton (2015–2017)
  • Kyle Kearns (2016)
  • Sam Hartman (2018–2022)
  • Jamie Newman (2018–2019)
  • Mitch Griffis (2022–2023)
  • Santino Marucci (2023)
  • Michael Kern (2023)


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