Doug Kotar
Encyclopedia
Douglas Alan Kotar was an American football
running back
for the New York Giants
of the National Football League
. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of University of Kentucky
by the Giants in 1974. His Jersey number was 44. He rushed for 3,600 yards and is fifth in rushing in New York Giants history. Kotar went to Canon McMillan High School. He died of a brain tumor
in Dec. 1983. He also had 2 young children at the time of his death, Christie Kotar and Douglas Kotar.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed as a undrafted free agent out of University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
by the Giants in 1974. His Jersey number was 44. He rushed for 3,600 yards and is fifth in rushing in New York Giants history. Kotar went to Canon McMillan High School. He died of a brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
in Dec. 1983. He also had 2 young children at the time of his death, Christie Kotar and Douglas Kotar.