Steve Junker
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| Date of birth | July 22, 1935 |
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| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Position(s) | End |
| College | Xavier |
| NFL draft | 1957 / Round: 4 / Pick: 48 |
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| 1957, 1959–1960 | Detroit Lions |
| 1961–1962 | Washington Redskins |
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Steven Norbert Junker (born July 22, 1935) is a former American football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1957, 1959–1960) and the Washington Redskins (1961–1962). As a rookie, he caught eight passes for 95 yards and a touchdowns in the Lions' divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. He also had two touchdown catches in the Lions' victory over the Cleveland Browns in the 1957 NFL Championship Game. He missed the 1958 season after sustaining a knee injury and never fully recovered from his knee injuries.
Junker also played college football at Xavier University from 1953 to 1956. In 1956, he was inducted into Xavier's "Legion of Honor" and was selected as a second-team end on the Associated Press' small college All-America football team and a first-team player on the International News Service's All-Ohio team. He was also selected to play in the 1956 East–West Shrine Game and the August 1957 Chicago College All-Star Game.
Junker was born in 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Elder High School in that city.
Junker enrolled at Xavier University and played college football as a linebacker and end for the Xavier Musketeers football team from 1953 to 1956. In 1956, he was inducted into Xavier's "Legion of Honor", the highest award Xavier bestowed on its athletes. Also at the end of the 1956 season, Junker was named by the Associated Press as a second-team end on its small college All-America football team, and a first-team player on the International News Service's All-Ohio team. He was also selected to play in the 1956 East–West Shrine Game. In the August 1957 Chicago College All-Star Game, Junker starred for the college all-stars.
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