{{Short description|American football player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college football player | name = Knox Culpepper | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | school = Georgia Bulldogs | currentnumber = 48 | currentposition = Linebacker | class = | major = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|13}} | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | highschool = The Lovett School<br>(Atlanta, Georgia) | bowlgames = | highlights = }} '''Knox Culpepper''' (born April 13, 1963) is an American former college football player. Born and raised in Atlanta, Culpepper was an all-state linebacker at The Lovett School, where he graduated in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://static.namesdatabase.com/schools/GA/Atlanta/LovettSchool.html |title=Lovett School graduates |access-date=2006-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025714/http://static.namesdatabase.com/schools/GA/Atlanta/LovettSchool.html |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After graduating from Lovett, he enrolled in the University of Georgia and played linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1981 to 1984. He served as the team captain for the Bulldogs in 1984.<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=525973 Bulldog Team Captains]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Knox Culpepper Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Draft, Transactions | url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/c/culp00900.html }}</ref>
Culpepper still holds the team records for the Bulldogs in three categories:<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=498442&SPID=3571&SPSID=40673 Georgia Record Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061122055237/http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml |date=2006-11-22 }}, [http://www.sicemdawgs.com/football/records/def.php Georgia Defensive Records on Sic’EmDawgs.com] (both accessed December 6, 2006)</ref> *Total tackles in a single game - 26 vs. Georgia Tech in 1983 (''He is also second on the list with 25 vs. Auburn in 1983'') *Total assists in a season - 116 in 1984 (''He is also second on the list with 105 in 1983'') *Total tackles in a season - 170 in 1984 (''He is also second on the list with 166 in 1983'') In 1985, after completing his career with the Bulldogs, Culpepper appeared in the Blue-Gray Game and the Hula Bowl.<ref>[http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46724&SPID=3571&DB_OEM_ID=8800&ATCLID=527756 Post Season All-Star Games]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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