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Reflections |
Steve Bartkowski —
former NFL quarterback
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Chosen as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1975 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, Steve Bartkowski took the Falcons to a place they had never been before — the playoffs.
Bartkowski led the Atlanta Falcons to the playoffs for the first time ever in 1978, then took the team even farther to win its first two divisional championships in 1980 and 1982. The 1975 Rookie of the Year enjoyed a 12-year NFL career where he was named an All-Pro selection twice and the 1980 offensive MVP of the NFC.
Bartkowski owns several Falcons records, including most touchdown passes in a season (31), most passing yards in a season (3,830), most career passing yards (23,468), most career touchdown passes (154) and most yards passing in a game (416).
After football, Bartkowski went on to host TNN’s “Backroad Adventures with Steve Bartkowski” and ESPN’s “Suzuki’s Great Outdoors with Steve Bartkowski.” An avid golfer, “Bart” plays to a 0 handicap, has several Celebrity Players Tour wins and has sunk eight holes-in-one.
— Seth Jones, senior associate editor
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