Richard Keith Uecker (born June 29, 1960) is a former

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in the

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who played eight seasons for the

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and two for the

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. Uecker is currently the offensive line coach and assistant head coach at

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(Michigan), an

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school. Uecker was an All-American at

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in 1981 and was a four-year starter for the Tigers, earning All-SEC honors. Serving as 1981 team captain, he was twice the winner of the Ken Rice Award as the team's outstanding offensive lineman. In the NFL, Uecker started 1 of 85 games. With the Packers, he was a four-year starter and played all five line positions. He was the 1987 recipient of the prestigious

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. In 1987, Uecker was the only

player to cross the NFL player strike picket lines and played along with replacement players that season. 1n 1989, While with the

, Uecker was among the first class of NFL players suspended for steroid use. Uecker has worked with the

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as offensive quality control coach (2009–2010) and most recently as offensive line coach with the UFL's

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(2010). He served as the offensive line coach at

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(2004–2005) and the

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(1999–2003) before spending several years in the automotive industry. He also did an internship with the Denver Broncos during their 2008 training camp. He earned his accounting degree from Auburn in 1988. A native of

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, Uecker has four children: Victoria, Jack, Clayton and Jane.

References

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