Cards: Wild Card WLAF 1992, Ultimate WLAF 1992
Acquired: TTM 2017, C/o Home
Sent: 2/25 Received: 3/4 (7 days)
William Kirksey played collegiality for Southern Mississippi where he first gained recognition during the 1988 Independence Bowl. He led the team with 12 total tackles as the Golden Eagles sliced the UTEP Miners 38-18. The following year he was a team captain of the defense and led them with 146 total tackles. During that season he set the school single game mark for total tackles (21) and assisted tackles (19) against Louisiana-Lafayette. At the conclusion of the year Kirksey was named Second Team All-South Independent.
He went unnoticed in the 1990 NFL draft, but was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings, dressing for 9 contests. Near the end of the year, he was signed to the Falcons practice squad.
William was selected in the 3rd round of the WLAF draft in 1992 by the London Monarchs. Despite the team’s woes in the standings, William had a solid campaign, recording a sack, and returning an interception 27 yards to paydirt. After the season, William signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, but was placed on IR before the season even began. In 1995, he played briefly in the CFLUSA initiative with the Birmingham Barracudas notching 2 tackles. After playing for the Montreal Alouettes in 1996, William retired from playing and went into coaching.
He’s coached at the High School and JC level for many years, as a defensive coordinator, positional coach, and recruiting coordinator. I had been looking for Kirksey for sometime and had some near misses. Finally I decided to pay to play with Spokeo, and with the data I had already on his football cards, I was able to track down a working address.
WLAF TAC N/a SAC 1.0 FUM 0
INT 1 YDS 24 AVG 24.0 TD 1 LG 24T
NFL 9/0 TAC N/A SAC 0.0 FUM 0
INT 0 YDS 0 AVG -.- TD 0 LG -.-
CFL TAC 2 SAC 0.0 FUM 0
INT 0 YDS 0 AVG -.- TD 0 LG -.-