Running back, New Mexico State, 1960
Pervis Atkins
- Born
- Nov 24, 1935, in Ruston, Louisiana
- Died
- Dec 22, 2017, in Los Angeles, California
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Pervis Atkins played running back at New Mexico State (1960). He finished ninth in the 1960 Heisman vote. The Los Angeles Rams took Atkins in round 3, No. 30 overall in the 1960 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: Border champions, 1960
All-America: AP first team 1960; NEA 1960; UPI third team 1960
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.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | AFL | Oakland Raiders |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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