Steve Atkins

American football player (born 1956)

American football player

Steve Atkins

No. 32, 38

Position:

Running back

Personal information

Born:

(1956-06-22) June 22, 1956 (age 68)
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Weight:

216 lb (98 kg)

Career information

High school:

Spotsylvania

College:

Maryland

NFL draft:

1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44

Career history

Green Bay Packers (1979–1981)
Philadelphia Eagles (1981)

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-ACC (1978)

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards:	488
Rushing average:	4.0
Touchdowns:	3

Player stats at PFR

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

Atkins was born Steven Elwood Atkins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.^[1]

Football career

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]