Doug Atkins
Douglas Leon Atkins
Born: May 8, 1930
Humboldt, TN USA
Deceased: December 30, 2015
Position: DE
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 257
College: Tennessee
High School: Humboldt (TN)
Career: 1953-1969
Drafted: 1953 in Round 1, #11 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982
Doug Atkins played from 1953 to 1969 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. Atkins accounted for 2 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1958 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1965 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1969 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 0 |
1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
1955 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 0 |
1957 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1958 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
1966 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
1968 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 0 |
1969 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)