Steve Bartkowski

Steve Bartkowski

No. 10
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: November 12, 1952 (1952-11-12)
Place of birth: Des Moines, Iowa
High School: Buchser High School, Santa Clara, California
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
College: University of California, Berkeley
NFL Draft: 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debuted in 1975 for the Atlanta Falcons
Last played in 1986 for the Los Angeles Rams
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985) Washington Redskins (1985)* Los Angeles Rams (1986) *Inactive and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
1975 NFL Rookie of the Year 1975 Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year 2× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981) 1× Second-team All-Pro selection (1980) Led NFL in Passing Touchdowns in 1980 with 31 Atlanta Falcons All-time passing yards leader with 23,470 Atlanta Falcons #10 Retired
Career NFL statistics as of 1986
Pass completions/attempts	1,932/3,456
Percentage	55.9
TD-INT	156-144
Passing Yards	24,124
QB Rating	75.4
Stats at NFL.com

Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975–1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). Bartkowski was a consensus All-American his senior season in 1974 at the University of California, Berkeley.

Professional career

Bartkowski was chosen with the first overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, ahead of Walter Payton, by the Atlanta Falcons and was the NFL Rookie of the Year as well as The Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year in 1975. He was the first client of sports agent Leigh Steinberg.

Bartkowski is one of only nine quarterbacks in NFL history who have achieved consecutive 30-touchdown passing seasons (1980 & 1981) at least one time in their career. The others are Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Jeff Garcia, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Y.A. Tittle. Bartkowski was selected to the Pro Bowl after both the 1980 and 1981 seasons and was selected 2nd Team All-NFC following the 1980 campaign. Bartkowski led the NFL in passing in 1983 with a passer rating of 97.6.

Post NFL career

Bartkowski is currently on the Falcons Board of Directors. He has a wife, Sandee, and two sons, Philip and Peter, and resides outside Atlanta. Steve's first son Philip is married to Robin Fortin, the sister of former Falcon's lineman Roman Fortin. He is the Falcons all time leader in passing yards and touchdowns

External links

• Best quarterback in Falcons History

Preceded by Ed "Too Tall" Jones

1st Overall Pick in NFL Draft 1975

Succeeded by Lee Roy Selmon