DOUG KOTAR

BORN: JUNE 11, 1951
DIED: DECEMBER 16, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH: CANONSBURG, PA
HOME: MUSE, PENNSYLVANIA

HIGH SCHOOL: CANON-MC MILLAN (1967 – 1969)
COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (1970 – 1973)
PROFESSIONAL: NEW YORK GIANTS (1974 – 1981)

HIGH SCHOOL STATS:
1. 3 YEAR LETTERMAN (1967 – 1969)
2. RUSHING:
– 238 ATTEMPTS
– 1,565 YARDS
– 14 TOUCHDOWNS
3. RECEIVING:
– 28 CATCHES
– 590 YARDS
– 8 TOUCHDOWNS
4. RETURNS:
– 34 RETURNS
– 873 YARDS
– 3 TOUCHDOWNS
5. MISC:
– 1969 WESTERN CONFERENCE ALL STAR
– 1969 AP 1ST TEAM ALL STATE
– 1969 UPI 3RD TEAM ALL STATE
– 1970 PA BIG 33 STARTING BACK

COLLEGE STATS
1. 3 YEAR LETTERMAN (1971 – 1973)

2. RETURNED OPENING KICKOFF A THEN SCHOOL RECORD 98 YARDS VS CLEMSON ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1971…THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE TOUCHED THE BALL FOR KENTUCKY IN A VARSITY GAME.

3. 1971 KICKOFF RETURN LEADER FOR KENTUCKY WITH 24 RETURNS FOR 589 YARDS (24.5 AVG)

4. ALL PURPOSE YARDAGE LEADER FOR KENTUCKY IN 1971 (1004 YARDS) AND 1972 (604 YARDS)

5. RUSHING:
– 293 ATTEMPTS
– 1167 YARDS
– 5 TOUCHDOWNS

6. RECEIVING:
– 10 CATCHES
– 60 YARDS

7. RETURNS:
– 38 RETURNS
– 909 YARDS
– 1 TOUCHDOWN

PROFESSIONAL STATS: 1974-1979, 1981

1. SIGNED AS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT WITH THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS IN 1974 AND TRADED TO THE NEW YORK GIANTS

2. RUSHING:
– 900 ATTEMPTS
– 3,380 YARDS
– 3.8 AVERAGE
– 20 TOUCHDOWNS
3. RECEIVING:
– 126 CATCHES
– 1,022 YARDS
– 8.2 AVERAGE
– 1 TOUCHDOWN

4. KICKOFF RETURNS:
– 42 RETURNS
– 920 YARDS
– 22 AVERAGE

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