 Coach Burns in 2020 | |
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| Born | (1952-10-27)October 27, 1952 (age 73) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Augustine (New Orleans) |
| College | Nebraska |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Burton “Burkie” Burns (born October 27, 1952) most recently was therunning backs coach of theNew York Giants of theNational Football League (NFL).[1] Burns previously was a coach atAlabama from2007 until2017, where he had been the associate head coach and running backs coach for the team.[2][3] He was the running backs coach atClemson from1999-2006, and prior to that he was an assistant coach atTulane from 1994–1998.
Burns playedfullback[4] atNebraska[5] (1972–1976) under head coachTom Osborne. He was a player on three Cornhusker teams that won at least nine games in each season. Burns participated in bowl games such as theOrange Bowl,Cotton Bowl, and theSugar Bowl. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Nebraska in 1976.
Burns is married to the former Connie Winder. Together, the couple has four children: three daughters, Amber, Christy, and Erin, and a son, Damon. In addition, they have two grandchildren, one granddaughter, and one grandson.[2]