Kurt Bane Burris (June 27, 1932 – July 21, 1999) was an American gridiron football player.

Burris also played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU), helping the Edmonton Eskimos win the 43rd Grey Cup in 1955.

He played a total of four seasons in the WIFU, including stints with the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1958) and Calgary Stampeders (1960).

After his football career ended, Burris worked in the oil drilling business in Alberta, Colorado, and Montana.

[2] Burris played on Muskogee High School football teams that won Oklahoma state championships in 1948 and 1950.

The 1950 team compiled a 13–0 record, shut out six opponents, included Burris, his younger brother Bobby Burris, Max Boydston, and Preston Carpenter, and has been rated the best high school football team in Oklahoma during the post–World War II era.

[3] Burris was recruited to play football by several universities and attended a six-week camp with the Army Cadets in the summer of 1951.

Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson concluded that Burris also deserved the Heisman Trophy.

He played center and linebacker for the Eskimos, appearing in 15 games during the 1955 season and helping Edmonton win the 43rd Grey Cup championship.