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#47 Tom Korte
2008 Co-Captain
Named Division II Pre-Season All-American by The Sporting News
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Class: Senior
Position: LB
Height: 6-0
Weight: 235
Hometown: Grand Rapids, Mich.
High School: Catholic Central

Named Division II Pre-Season All-American by The Sporting News...2007: Cemented his place as one of the elite players in the GLIAC with another outstanding season...Named First-Team All-GLIAC and Daktronics First-Team All-Region...Named Third-Team All-American by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette...Won the Ralph Miller III Award as the team’s best linebacker for second year in a row...Will be one of three co-captains on the 2008 team and only two-time team captain on the roster...Led team with 109 total tackles and was second on team with 9.5 tackles-for-loss...Also had team-high five interceptions, ranking second in the GLIAC in that category...Had career-high 20 total tackles at Ferris State Sept. 22...Named Academic All-GLIAC for second year in a row.

2006: Named First-Team All-GLIAC in 2006...Led team in tackles in all 11 games, finishing with a conference-leading 134 for the season...Honrable mention All-American pick by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette...Winner of the Roy Beck Most Valuable Player Award and the Ralph Miller III Award as the team’s best linebacker...Had three interceptions and eight tackles for loss in 2006.

High School: Won four varsity letters for coach Tom Passinault at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School...Team went 30-15 during his four-year career...Named to the Michigan Dream Team, and was selected All-City, All-Area and All State...Had 126 total tackles as a senior and rushed for 844 yards as a running back...Also a four-year starter on the baseball team...Batted .580 as a senior and was named All-City and All-State...Born July 26, 1986...Parents are Paul and Patricia.
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