Greg Koch
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Greg Koch is a former American football
American football
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 tackle and guard who played eleven seasons in the National Football League
National Football League
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, mainly with the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
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. In 2010, Koch was inducted into the Green Bay Packers
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 Hall of Fame. Koch was also inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

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, Flida after the 1976 season. Koch was named the Razorback 1970s All-Decade team with offensive linemen R. C. Thielemann
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, Leotis Harris
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 George Stewart
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and Greg Kolenda.

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. After the strike in 1987, his old 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–present.
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