Steve Atkins | |
Number: | 32, 38 |
Position: | Running back |
Birth Date: | June 22, 1956 |
Birth Place: | Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 216 |
High School: | Spotsylvania |
College: | Maryland |
Draftyear: | 1979 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 44 |
Pastteams: | |
Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue1: | 488 |
Statlabel2: | Rushing average |
Statvalue2: | 4.0 |
Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 3 |
Pfr: | A/AtkiSt00 |
Steve Atkins (born June 22, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
Atkins was born Steven Elwood Atkins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.[1]
Atkins played at the collegiate level at the University of Maryland, College Park.
He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1979 NFL draft and played two seasons for the team before splitting the 1981 season with the Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles.[2]