Zirkle was an all-star football player[1] while at Duke University and was selected by the New York Jets with the final pick of 1969 NFL Draft, making him that year's "Mr.
[5] He then set up a merger and acquisition firm and developed BizQuest.com, the internet’s first search engine serving business owners and investors.
[13] In 1989, Zirkle, working from London, agreed to return to Key Tronic to help diversify into more profitable products.
[4] Keyboard prices had dropped from $115 in 1970 to $35, but Zirkle developed a laptop computer utilizing Key Tronic’s core competencies.
In August 1991, the New York Times reported that Zirkle would be resigning from the corporation as company CEO and chairman citing disagreements on strategy in the board room.
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