Steve Kirk, one of the original cast members of the Northwest Arkansas Gridiron, died Aug. 22, 2001. He was 46.
He was born August 10, 1955, at Batesville to Thurston and Majorie Kirk.
Steve was a journalism student at the University of Arkansas, writing for The Arkansas Traveler, and later earning a law degree. He became prosecuting attorney for Conway County in the 1980s and served in that role into 1990s.
He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery at Morrilton.