Donnie Kirkpatrick was born on October 24,1959 and is an American football coach.
19 Facts About Donnie Kirkpatrick
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Donnie Kirkpatrick was formerly the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at East Carolina University.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick served two stints at East Carolina, having served as the wide receivers coach at ECU from 2005 to 2015 and then the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2019 to 2023.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick's coaching career has included stops at Appalachian State, South Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Louisville, Western Carolina, and James Madison.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick played quarterback for his father, Don Donnie Kirkpatrick, at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, North Carolina.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick led South Caldwell to the football state championship final during his senior year in 1977.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick played quarterback for three years and wide receiver for one.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick was a letterwinner in tennis for the Bears.
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From 1984 to 1988, Donnie Kirkpatrick served as a graduate assistant for Appalachian State where he worked with the quarterbacks, running backs, and defensive ends.
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In 1989, Donnie Kirkpatrick joined Sparky Woods' staff at South Carolina as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick was there through the 1992 season and coached Todd Ellis and Bobby Fuller.
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In 1993 and 1994, Donnie Kirkpatrick was on Ron Cooper's staff at Eastern Michigan.
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In 1995, Donnie Kirkpatrick followed Cooper to Louisville as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick was directly responsible for developing quarterback Chris Redman into a third round NFL selection.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick was the wide receivers for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
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From 2005 through 2015, Donnie Kirkpatrick tutored the East Carolina wide receivers.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick coached three players that would be drafted to play in the NFL.
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From 2016 to 2018, Donnie Kirkpatrick served as the offensive coordinator on Mike Houston's staff at James Madison.
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Donnie Kirkpatrick served a total of two stints and 16 years with East Carolina.