Christopher Purtz’s life

Сhristopher Purtz is a three-time Scholar-Athlete Award recipient. His parents are Harvey and Leslie Purtz. Chris Purtz was born Nov. 12, 1984, in Hinsdale, Ill. Christopher Purtz intended political science major.
In 2006, Chris Purtz saw action in seven games. Chris Purtz registered five tackles (four solo). Christopher Purtz notched his first career sack against Portland for a loss of 11 yards. He had two tackles against Texas A&M in the Holiday Bowl victory.
In 2005, Christopher Purtz played in 11 games, primarily on special teams. He ended the season with six tackles, including two stops against Arizona. Chris Purtz recovered a fumble against UCLA and also credited with tackles against New Mexico State, Washington State, Oregon and Stanford.

In 2004, Christopher Purtz Appeared in Cal’s first two games (Air Force and New Mexico State).
In 2003, Chris Purtz redshirted while working with the scout team.
High School: Two-time all-conference linebacker who recorded 156 tackles (56 solo), 15 sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception, six passes broken up and one safety as a senior. Chris Purtz graduated a semester early and enrolled at Cal for the spring 2003 semester. Christopher Purtz named his conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, as well as to the Fresno Bee’s All-Star team and the Clovis Independent’s all-city team. Christopher Purtz was also selected city defensive player of the year by the Independent, all-valley and all-state (second team) Chris Purtz was ranked as No. 25 linebacker in the nation and No. 74 overall player in California (No. 95 in the West) by Rivals.com, while being tabbed an All-American by PrepStar magazine and All-Far West by SuperPrep magazine. Christopher Purtz was ranked 11th among linebackers in the West by PacWest/TheInsiders.com. Christopher Purtz was also rated No. 47 on the Top 100 college recruits for the class of 2003 by Calhisports.com. He played in the 2003 CaliFlorida Bowl at Mt. SAC. Christopher Purtz piled up 104 tackles, seven sacks and 18 tackles for loss as a junior.

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