Steve Atkins
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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Born: | Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S. | June 22, 1956||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Spotsylvania | ||||||||
College: | Maryland | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 2 / pick: 44 | ||||||||
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Steve Atkins (born June 22, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
[edit]Atkins was born Steven Elwood Atkins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.[1]
Football career
[edit]Atkins played at the collegiate level at the University of Maryland, College Park.[citation needed]
He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft[citation needed] and played two seasons for the team before splitting the 1981 season with the Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Steve Atkins Pro Football Reference
- ^ Steve Atkins The Football Database