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Doug Atkins

Douglas Leon Atkins

Position: DE
Height: 6-8    Weight: 257 lbs.
Born: May 8, 1930 in Humboldt, TN
College: Tennessee

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1982

8-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1953 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1953 23 CLE LDE 8 0
1954 24 CLE lde 12 0
1955 25 CHI RDE 12 0
1956 26 CHI rde 6 0
1957* 27 CHI RDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
1958* 28 CHI RDE 12 0 0 2 28 0
1959* 29 CHI RDE 12 0
1960* 30 CHI RDE 12 0 0 1 6 0
1961* 31 CHI RDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
1962* 32 CHI RDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
1963*+ 33 CHI RDE 14 0 1 0 0 0 1
1964 34 CHI RDE 12 0
1965* 35 CHI RDE 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1966 36 CHI RDE 12 0 1 3 0 3
1967 37 NOR LDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
1968 38 NOR LDE 11 0
1969 39 NOR LDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Career 205 0 3 3 0 3 0 11 34 0 1
12 yrs CHI 146 0 3 3 0 3 0 9 34 0 1
3 yrs NOR 39 0 0 2 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1956 26 CHI rde 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 205 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1963*+ 33 CHI RDE 14 0 1 2
Career 205 0 1 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1965

1st-team All-Pro

1963

Games

Career 205 (184)

Fumble Return Yds

1958 NFL 28 (9)

Safeties

1963 NFL 1 (1-- 16)

Career 1 (66)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1957 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1957 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1958 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1958 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1959 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1959 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1959 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1959 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1960 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1962 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1963 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1963 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1963 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1965 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1968 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL