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Final Bio (with Clips) in PDF Format
AT TECH: Versatile, veteran lineman who played every offensive line position except center . . . Made five career starts . . . Also played on the PAT-FG unit . . . Helped Tech reach bowl games each of his five years . . . Received the "Georgia Tech Way Award" following his senior season as the Tech player who best exemplifies the Tech Way on the field, in the classroom and in life.
2005: Took over as Tech's starting right tackle for the final three games of the season, following season-ending injury to starter Brad Honeycutt . . . Earned his first start of the season at right tackle against third-ranked Miami . . . Played very well against the nation's number one defense, recording seven knockdown blocks and throwing the key block on Reggie Ball's 16-yard touchdown run on a quarterback draw that proved to be the winning score . . . Also started against Georgia, when he helped Tech rush for 172 yards, and Utah.
2004: Started Tech's first two games of 2004 at right tackle . . . Played in 11 of 12 games in 2004 . . . Played in just one game in 2003 and two in 2002, then was one of Tech's most improved players in the spring of 2004 . . . Moved to the offensive line in the spring of 2002 after playing tight end during a redshirt season in 2001.
HIGH SCHOOL: The No. 22 prospect in Colorado by the Denver Post . . . All-state and all-conference selection . . . Caught 27 passes for 579 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior . . . Added nine receptions for 450 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior . . . Team captain for coach Herman White at South High . . . Played football for the first time as a sophomore.
PERSONAL: Salih Besirevic . . . Pronounced SA-lee buh-SHEER-uh-vich . . . Parents are Nedim and Nadira Besirevic . . . Native of Bosnia who moved to the U.S. with his family in 1997 . . . Born April 16, 1983 . . . Majoring in Management . . . Earned his degree on December 17, 2005.
