Steve Bartkowski
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Quarterback, California, 1974

Steve Bartkowski

Born
Nov 12, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa

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Steve Bartkowski played quarterback at California (1974). He finished 10th in the 1974 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1974. The Atlanta Falcons took Bartkowski first overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

At a glance

Best season
1974
Consensus All-American, First-team All-Pac-8 and 1 more
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in passing yards, 1974
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1975 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

MVP of the 1975 Senior Bowl.

Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 2 (1980–⁠81)

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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