Keith Eck
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Keith Eck is a former NFL offensive lineman and is now the owner of his own firm Keith Eck Financial & Insurance Services in La Jolla, California, which specializes in business succession planning for closely held business owners.
in Encino, California where he played baseball and football. As a Junior and Senior, Keith was All-League in football and as a Senior was voted El Camino Real League’s Most Valuable Lineman and earned recognition from the United Savings Helms Athletic Foundation of All Southern California High School Football First Team. In 1972 Keith was also nominated Crespi High School Football Team’s Most Valuable Player and recently (2008) Keith was inducted into the Crespi Athletic Hall of Fame.
At the University of California, Los Angeles
, Keith was an offensive lineman playing center and guard. As a Junior, he played on the team that defeated Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl championship game. As a senior, Keith earned Honors as Second-Team All Pac 8 as well as the UCLA award for Most Improved Player.
In 1977 Keith played for the Washington Redskins
professional football team and was placed on injured reserve for the 1977 season. The following year Keith returned to UCLA to coach the offensive tackles and tight-ends. In 1979 Keith played for the New York Giants, backing up former all-pro Jim Clack at Center as well as being the special teams snapper for punts and field goals. In 1980 his football career ended abruptly when he suffered a heart attack on an airplane en route to his first pre-season training camp for his second year with the New York Giants.
Shortly thereafter, Keith entered the financial services industry working for a pension firm, where his responsibilities included design and implementation of retirement plans for business owners throughout California. During his tenure Keith developed a passion for assisting business owners with achieving their succession goals. In 1990 Keith founded Keith Eck Financial & Insurance Services to pursue this passion.
Biography
Keith attended Crespi Carmelite High SchoolCrespi Carmelite High School
Crespi Carmelite High School, called Crespi, is a private, Roman Catholic, four-year college preparatory all-male high school located in Encino, California in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles...
in Encino, California where he played baseball and football. As a Junior and Senior, Keith was All-League in football and as a Senior was voted El Camino Real League’s Most Valuable Lineman and earned recognition from the United Savings Helms Athletic Foundation of All Southern California High School Football First Team. In 1972 Keith was also nominated Crespi High School Football Team’s Most Valuable Player and recently (2008) Keith was inducted into the Crespi Athletic Hall of Fame.
At the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
, Keith was an offensive lineman playing center and guard. As a Junior, he played on the team that defeated Ohio State in the 1976 Rose Bowl championship game. As a senior, Keith earned Honors as Second-Team All Pac 8 as well as the UCLA award for Most Improved Player.
In 1977 Keith played for the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
professional football team and was placed on injured reserve for the 1977 season. The following year Keith returned to UCLA to coach the offensive tackles and tight-ends. In 1979 Keith played for the New York Giants, backing up former all-pro Jim Clack at Center as well as being the special teams snapper for punts and field goals. In 1980 his football career ended abruptly when he suffered a heart attack on an airplane en route to his first pre-season training camp for his second year with the New York Giants.
Shortly thereafter, Keith entered the financial services industry working for a pension firm, where his responsibilities included design and implementation of retirement plans for business owners throughout California. During his tenure Keith developed a passion for assisting business owners with achieving their succession goals. In 1990 Keith founded Keith Eck Financial & Insurance Services to pursue this passion.