Kerry Locklin

Kerry Barth Locklin (born September 9, 1959) is a Canadian football defensive line coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Kerry Lockin
Toronto Argonauts
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1959-09-09) September 9, 1959
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Career information
College:New Mexico State (1978–1981)
NFL Draft:1982 / Round: 6 / Pick: 145
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:

Locklin is the son of Billy Ray Locklin, a defensive end who played for the Aggies[1] before spending ten years playing in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Montreal Alouettes from 1961 to 1964 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1965 to 1970. Locklin is the youngest of three brothers.[1]

Like his older brother Ray, Locklin graduated from New Mexico State University and played for the Aggies.[1] Locklin was the All-WAC tight end.[2] Drafted in the sixth round of 1982 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams, he played with them for the 1982 season and with the Denver Broncos in 1987. In between, he played with Arizona in the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985.[2]

Locklin coached at Western New Mexico (1988), Utah (1989), Morehead State (1990–1993), for the Shreveport Pirates in the Canadian Football League (1994), and then for Eastern Michigan (1995–1999) and then as the defensive line coach at Fresno State, before joining the Jets.[2]

Kerry Locklin has reportedly agreed to join New Mexico State as their DL Coach for the 2014 Season.[3][1]

Locklin graduated from Rockdale High School in Rockdale, Texas.

References

  1. "Aggie Alum Kerry Locklin Joins Football Staff" (Press release). New Mexico State Aggies football. January 6, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. "Kerry Locklin official bio". New York Jets. Archived from the original on April 22, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  3. "The Scoop - Sunday October 31, 2021".
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