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Steve Bartkowski

Position(s)
Quarterback

Jersey #(s)
10

Born

November 12, 1952 (age 56)
Des Moines, Iowa

Career information

Year(s)

1975–1986

NFL Draft

1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1

Professional teams

*Inactive and/or practice squad member only

Career stats

TD-INT

156-144

Yards

24,124

QB Rating

75.4

Stats at NFL.com

Career highlights and awards

1975 NFL Rookie of the Year
1975 Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year
2× Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981)
1× Second-team All-Pro selection (1980)
Led NFL in Passing Touchdowns in 1980 with 31
Atlanta Falcons All-time passing yards leader with 23,470

Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). Bartkowski was a consensus All-American his senior season in 1974 at the University of California, Berkeley.

Professional career

Bartkowski was chosen with the first overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, ahead of Walter Payton, by the Atlanta Falcons and was the NFL Rookie of the Year as well as The Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year in 1975. He was the first client of legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg.

Bartkowski is one of only seven quarterbacks in NFL history who have achieved two consecutive (back-to-back) 30-touchdown passing seasons (1980 & 1981) at least one time in their career. The others are Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Jeff Garcia, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Y.A. Tittle. Bartkowski was selected to the Pro Bowl after both the 1980 and 1981 seasons and was selected 2nd Team All-NFC following the 1980 campaign.

Bartkowski led the NFL in passing in 1983 with a passer rating of 97.6.

Post NFL career

Bartkowski is currently on the Falcons Board of Directors. He has a wife, Sande and two sons, Philip and Peter and resides outside Atlanta.

Preceded by Bob Lee	Atlanta Falcons Starting Quarterbacks 1975-1984	Succeeded by David Archer
Preceded by Ed "Too Tall" Jones	1st Overall Pick in NFL Draft 1975	Succeeded by Lee Roy Selmon

National Football League number one overall Draft picks

Berwanger • Francis • C. Davis • Aldrich • Cafego • Harmon • Dudley • Sinkwich • Bertelli • Trippi • Dancewicz • Fenimore • Gilmer • Bednarik • Hart • Rote • Wade • Babcock • Garrett • Shaw • Glick • Hornung • Hill • Duncan • Cannon • Mason • E. Davis • Baker • Parks • Frederickson • Nobis • Bu. Smith • Yary • Simpson • Bradshaw • Plunkett • Patulski • Matuszak • Jones • Bartkowski • Selmon • Bell • Campbell • Cousineau • B. Sims • Rogers • K. Sims • Elway • Fryar • Br. Smith • Jackson • Testaverde • Bruce • Aikman • George • Maryland • Emtman • Bledsoe • Wilkinson • Carter • Johnson • Pace • P. Manning • Couch • Brown • Vick • Carr • Palmer • E. Manning • A. Smith • Williams • Russell • Long • Stafford

v • d • e 1975 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Steve Bartkowski · Randy White · Ken Huff · Walter Payton · Mack Mitchell · Robert Brazile · Larry Burton · Gary Johnson · Mike Fanning · Jimmy Webb · Dennis Harrah · Kurt Schumacher · Lynn Boden · Glenn Cameron · Don Hardeman · Russ Francis · Louis Wright · Thomas Henderson · Tom Ruud · Doug France · Tim Gray · Mike Williams · Darryl Carlton · Neal Colzie · Mark Mullaney · Dave Brown

Draft Years 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09

Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

Nobis • Johnson • Humphrey • Kunz • Small • Profit • Ellis • Bartkowski • Bean • Bryant • Faumuina • Kenn • D. Smith • J. Miller • Butler • Riggs • Pitts • Bryan • Fralic • Casillas • Green • C. Miller • Bruce • Sanders • Collins • Broussard • Pickens • Pritchard • Whitfield • T. Smith • Kennedy • Bush • Booker • Brooking • Kerney • Vick • Duckett • Hall • Jenkins • White • Anderson • Ryan • Baker • Jerry

v • d • e Atlanta Falcons retired numbers

#10 Steve Bartkowski • #31 William Andrews • #57 Jeff Van Note • #58 Jessie Tuggle • #60 Tommy Nobis • #78 Mike Kenn

v • d • e Atlanta Falcons Ring of Honor inductees

2004: Tommy Nobis • 2004: Steve Bartkowski • 2004: William Andrews • 2004: Jessie Tuggle • 2006: Jeff Van Note

v • d • e Atlanta Falcons starting quarterbacks

R. Johnson • Nofsinger • Berry • Shiner • Lee • Bartkowski • Archer • Campbell • Miller • Kramer • Millen • Tolliver • Wilson • Hebert • George • Chandler • Deberg • Kanell • Vick • D. Johnson • Kittner • Schaub • Harrington • Leftwich • Redman • Ryan

Cleveland / Los Angeles / St. Louis Rams starting quarterbacks

Snyder • Hall • Reisz • Waterfield • Van Brocklin • Wade • Ryan • Bratkowski • Gabriel • Munson • Beathard • Hadl • Harris • Jaworski • Haden • Namath • Pastorini • Jones • Ferragamo • Kemp • Brock • Bartkowski • Everett • Miller • Walsh • Rypien • Banks • Bono • Warner • Green • Bulger • Martin • Covington • Chandler • Fitzpatrick • Frerotte • Berlin • Boller

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