Krauss was born and reared in Pompano Beach, Florida;[1] he was a star football player at Pompano Beach High School from 1972 to 1975.[2] Voted as Sun Sentinel's "All-Time Broward County Linebacker", Voted to the State of Florida's "Top 100 Football All-Star Team", Most Valuable Player of the MENAC Bowl: 1975. Voted as Sun Sentinel's Player of the Year: 1975.
Alabama's All-Century Team: 1970's, Atlanta Touchdown Club's Southeastern Conference Lineman of the Year: 1976, All-American 1977–78, All-SEC 1977–78, Liberty Bowl Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player: 1976, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player: 1979 (only defensive player to win MVP in first 75 years of Sugar Bowl History), Defensive Player of the Week Honor: CBS Broadcast of NCAA/Chevrolet Scholarship Program – LSU vs Alabama: 1978, Birmingham Monday Morning QB Club's Defensive Player of the Year: 1978, Inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: 2007.
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Krauss was the first-round draft choice (6th overall pick) in 1979 for the Baltimore Colts.[4] He played ten years in the NFL with the Colts and played his final two seasons with the Miami Dolphins.[3][4] In 12 seasons, he played in 152 games, amassed over 1,000 tackles and had 8 sacks and 6 interceptions.
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April 11, 2024
barry, krauss, richard, born, march, 1957, former, professional, american, football, player, played, linebacker, twelve, seasons, national, football, league, 58position, linebackerpersonal, informationborn, 1957, march, 1957, pompano, beach, florida, height, w. Richard Barry Krauss born March 17 1957 is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for twelve seasons in the National Football League NFL Barry KraussNo 55 58Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1957 03 17 March 17 1957 age 67 Pompano Beach Florida U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 245 lb 111 kg Career informationHigh school Pompano Beach FL College AlabamaNFL draft 1979 Round 1 Pick 6Career historyBaltimore Indianapolis Colts 1979 1988 Miami Dolphins 1989 1990 Career highlights and awardsNational champion 1978 Second team All American 1978 First team All SEC 1978 Second team All SEC 1977 Career NFL statisticsGames 152Sacks 8 0Interceptions 6Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 After football 5 ReferencesEarly years editKrauss was born and reared in Pompano Beach Florida 1 he was a star football player at Pompano Beach High School from 1972 to 1975 2 Voted as Sun Sentinel s All Time Broward County Linebacker Voted to the State of Florida s Top 100 Football All Star Team Most Valuable Player of the MENAC Bowl 1975 Voted as Sun Sentinel s Player of the Year 1975 College career editHighly recruited out of high school he played college football at the University of Alabama for the legendary coach Paul Bear Bryant and was a key member of Alabama s 1978 National Championship football team At the 1979 Sugar Bowl in one of the most famous plays in college football history Krauss stopped Penn State running back Mike Guman short of the goal line late in the 4th quarter to help the Crimson Tide to the National Championship 3 Krauss was selected MVP of the game for his efforts 1 Alabama s All Century Team 1970 s Atlanta Touchdown Club s Southeastern Conference Lineman of the Year 1976 All American 1977 78 All SEC 1977 78 Liberty Bowl Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player 1976 Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player 1979 only defensive player to win MVP in first 75 years of Sugar Bowl History Defensive Player of the Week Honor CBS Broadcast of NCAA Chevrolet Scholarship Program LSU vs Alabama 1978 Birmingham Monday Morning QB Club s Defensive Player of the Year 1978 Inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 2007 Professional career editKrauss was the first round draft choice 6th overall pick in 1979 for the Baltimore Colts 4 He played ten years in the NFL with the Colts and played his final two seasons with the Miami Dolphins 3 4 In 12 seasons he played in 152 games amassed over 1 000 tackles and had 8 sacks and 6 interceptions After football editToday he is a professional broadcaster and motivational speaker based in Carmel Indiana 1 In 2007 he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 2 References edit a b c Barry Krauss bio AEI Speakers Bureau Retrieved April 28 2010 a b Athletic Accomplishments from Barry Krauss com Archived from the original on July 7 2011 Retrieved April 28 2010 a b Bio from Barry Krauss com Archived from the original on January 7 2010 Retrieved April 28 2010 a b Barry Krauss player profile Pro Football reference com Retrieved April 28 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barry Krauss amp oldid 1217490183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
