Charlie Kolar
Charlie Kolar is an American football tight end for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference.
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Position | Tight end |
Class | Junior |
Career history | |
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High school | Norman North (Norman, Oklahoma) |
Personal information | |
Born: | Feb 10, 1999 Norman, Oklahoma |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
Kolar grew up in Norman, Oklahoma and attended Norman North High School, where he played football and basketball. As a junior he caught 52 passes for 920 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] Kolar was named first team All-State as a senior after recording 66 receptions for 1,240 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was a basketball teammate of NBA All-Star Trae Young at Norman North.[2] Kolar committed to play college football at Iowa State going into his senior year over offers from Air Force, Army and Stephen F. Austin and signed with the school despite a late recruiting push from Oklahoma State.[3][4]
College career
Kolar redshirted his true freshman season.[5] As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 13 of Iowa State's games and finished the season with 11 receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns and was named second team All-Big 12 Conference by the league's coaches.[6] Kolar caught 51 passes for 697 yards and seven touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore and was named first team All-Big 12.[7][8] Following the end of the season he considered entering the 2020 NFL Draft, but opted to return for his redshirt junior season.[9]
Personal
Kolar's older brother, John, played quarterback at Oklahoma State and graduate transferred to Iowa State for the 2019 season.[10][11]
References
- "Norman North's Charlie Kolar commits to Iowa State". The Oklahoman. June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Iowa State football: Charlie Kolar, former teammate of Trae Young, happy to contribute in any way". Ames Tribune. September 24, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Iowa State lands Oklahoma prep tight end Charlie Kolar". Des Moines Register. June 24, 2016.
- Wright, Scott (February 2, 2017). "Norman North's Charlie Kolar on why stayed with ISU instead of flipping to Oklahoma State". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Football: How Charlie Kolar went from being underrecruited to a focal point of Iowa States offense". Ames Tribune. October 26, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Tight end Charlie Kolar continues to produce for Iowa State football". Sioux City Journal. October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- Halsted, Alex (March 13, 2020). "Spring Forward: Iowa State loaded at tight end entering spring". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Big 12 notebook: Iowa State saw a real gem in Kolar, who's now shining". Austin American-Statesman. November 25, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar will return for junior season". The Gazette. December 28, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Iowa State TE Charlie Kolar is fast becoming a pro prospect". Des Moines Register. December 23, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- "Iowa State's Kolar Brothers prepare for final game as teammates for a second time". The Norman Transcript. December 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2020.