Wade Koehl
Wade Koehl (born September 22, 1984 in Abilene, Texas) is a former American football player and entrepreneur. He played college football as a linebacker for the University of Houston from 2003 to 2006. While playing at Houston, Koehl registered 300 tackles and was placed on the watch list for the Butkus Award and the Lombardi Award. He was also a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and a semifinalist for the Draddy Award. Along with his fiance, a former Miss Tennessee, Koehl owns and operates a personal training and health and fitness consulting business for beauty pageant competitors.
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Early years
Koehl was born in Abilene, Texas, and grew up in Killeen, Texas. He recalled playing "a lot of football in the backyard" in Killeen, and boxing as well.[1] As a teenager, his family moved to Midland, Texas, where Koehl attended Midland High School. His father had a master's degree in music composition and was employed as the minister of music at First Baptist Church of Midland.[2]
University of Houston
In 2003, Koehl, who had been a star football player at Midland High School, announced his commitment to play college football for the University of Houston.[3] He was a linebacker for the Houston Cougars football team from 2003 to 2006. A four-year starter, Koehl had 300 tackles in his playing career at Houston.[4] He was named to watch lists for both the Butkus Award (awarded to the nation's best collegiate linebacker) in 2004 and the Lombardi Award (awarded to the nation's top lineman, including tight ends and linebackers) in 2005.[5][6] In 2006, Koehl helped lead Houston to its first Conference USA championship in a decade and a berth in the Liberty Bowl.[2]
Koehl also received multiple honors for his academic performance and community service. He was a unanimous choice for the Conference USA All-Academic team in 2006.[7][8] He was also named to ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District First Team, a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy, and a semifinalist for the Draddy Award, also known as "the academic Heisman."[4]
Professional football
In April 2007, Koehl signed a contract to play professional football in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints.[9] He was released by the Saints before the start of the 2007 regular season. He next signed to in the All American Football League (AAFL) for Team Texas.[10] However, in March 2008, the AAFL announced that its 2008 season had been cancelled.[11]
Personal life
Wade is engaged to Blaire Pancake, Miss Tennessee 2006. They own Pageant Shape, a personal training and health and fitness consulting business for beauty pageant competitors.[12]
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