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Steve Atkins

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Steve Atkins
No. 32, 38
Date of birth (1956-06-22) June 22, 1956 (age 68)
Place of birthSpotsylvania County, VA
Career information
Position(s)Running back
US collegeMaryland
NFL draft1979 / round: 2 / pick: 44
Career history
As player
1979–1981Green Bay Packers
1981Philadelphia Eagles

Steve Atkins is a former running back in the National Football League.

Early life

Atkins was born Steven Elwood Atkins on June 22, 1956 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Steve Atkins Pro Football Reference
  2. ^ Steve Atkins The Football Database