Jim Kovach

Jim Kovach
Date of birth (1956-05-01) May 1, 1956
Place of birth Parma Heights, Ohio
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
College Kentucky
NFL draft 1979 / Round: 4 / Pick 93
Career history
As player
1979-1985 New Orleans Saints
1985 San Francisco 49ers
Career stats

James Kovach (born May 1, 1956) is a physician and attorney and former American football linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Kentucky, where he also studied medicine.[1]

Kovach was played linebacker at Kentucky while studying for pre-med. Because he had an injury-related redshirt season, he played his senior year of eligibility while taking his freshman year at UK Medical School. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1979 NFL draft and played for the Saints for six seasons, while completing is medical education at UK Med School in the off-seasons.[1]

After his retirement from the NFL, Kovach obtained his law degree from Stanford University School of Law practiced as an intellectual property attorney before becoming a business owner.[1] He has also worked with several organizations in the fields of aging research. He is a former president of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and is currently the Vice-President for Business Development for CrowdOptic, Inc..[2]

Kovach is a member of the National Football League concussion committee.[2]

in 2010, Kovach was recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America as member of the Academic All-America Hall of Fame.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Worley, Jeff. "http://www.research.uky.edu/odyssey/spring99/kovach.html". University of Kentucky. External link in |title= (help);
  2. 1 2 "Jim Kovach Vice President, Business Development, CrowdOptic". University of California at Davis. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Jim Kovach Inducted to Academic All-America Hall of Fame". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame Inductees". CoSIDA. Retrieved 16 June 2015.


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