Career
He played professionally a center and an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) with the New Orleans Saints, from 1983 to 1990. He scored one touchdown from a fumble recovery. Kotre played college football at the University of Arkansas.
He was a consensus All-American in 1982 at guard.
He bench pressed 585 pounds, making him one of the strongest football players in Arkansas Razorbacks football history. In 2015 Korte was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor.
Korte"s son, Steven Korte played fullback for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team and was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 2008.