Steve Folsom
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 21, 1958 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Santa Fe (CA) | ||||||||
| College: |
Utah Long Beach State |
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| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 10 / Pick: 261 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 37 |
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| Receiving yards: | 349 |
| Touchdowns: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Steven Mark Folsom (born March 21, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) was an American football tight end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. He played in the United States Football League for the Philadelphia Stars in 1983 & 1984 and for the Baltimore Stars in 1985. He played college football at the University of Utah and Long Beach State University.
Folsom attended Santa Fe High School, where he practiced basketball and football. In basketball, he helped his team win a championship title.
He accepted a scholarship to play for Long Beach State University. He transferred after his first year, to follow his college head coach Wayne Howard to the University of Utah.
As a senior, he had 23 receptions for 352 yards. He also played for the basketball team. He finished his three-year career in Utah with 56 receptions for 853 yards and 8 touchdowns.
Folsom was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the tenth round (261th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he played in 3 games on special teams. He was placed on the injured reserve list on September 6, 1982, but was waived later that same month.
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