| George Atkins | |
| Number: | 62 |
| Position: | Guard |
| Birth Date: | April 10, 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 210 |
| High School: | Irondale (AL) Shades Valley |
| College: | Auburn |
| Draftyear: | 1955 |
| Draftround: | 15 |
| Draftpick: | 180 |
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| Pfr: | A/AtkiGe21 |
George Arthur Atkins (April 10, 1932 - January 21, 2015) was an American football offensive lineman. After a college football career at Auburn, he played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Atkins returned to Auburn as an assistant coach to Ralph Jordan in 1956, coaching in various positions, including offensive line.[2] He resigned after the 1971 season to take on a business position in Birmingham, Alabama.[3]
Atkins married former Leah Rawls, 1953 World water skiing champion and later historian at Auburn University, in 1954.[2] [4] He died in 2015.[5]