Steve DeLong, 1971
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MG, Tennessee, 1964

Steve DeLong

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Steve DeLong played at Tennessee (1964). He won the 1964 Outland Trophy. He finished eighth in the 1964 Heisman vote. The Chicago Bears took DeLong in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1965 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993.

At a glance

Best season
1964
Outland Trophy and First-team All-SEC
Heisman vote
8th
In the 1964 vote
Drafted
No. 6
Overall, 1965 NFL Draft (Chicago Bears)

Honors

All-America: AP first team 1964; NEA first team 1964; FWAA 1963 and 1964; AFCA second team 1963; UPI second team 1964; UPI third team 1963; Central Press third team 1964; The Football News 1963 and 1964; and one more selector’s team

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 1965 Senior Bowl.

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

In the NFL

AFL All-Star Game: 1969 · Second-team All-Pro: 1969

All-Pro teams: NEA (AFL) second team 1969.

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1965–⁠69AFLSan Diego Chargers

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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