Steve Little (American football)
| Position: | Placekicker, Punter | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 19, 1956 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Springfield, Illinois | ||||||||
| Date of death: | September 6, 1999 (aged 43) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Little Rock, Arkansas | ||||||||
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| College: | Arkansas | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | ||||||||
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| Field goals: | 13 / 27 |
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| FG%: | 48.1 |
| Extra points: | 41 / 51 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Steven Richard Little (February 19, 1956 – September 6, 1999) was an American football kicker and punter in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the third-highest drafted kicker in NFL history, with first highest pick being Charlie Gogolak of Princeton University and second being Russell Erxleben. Little was drafted higher than future NFL greats Ozzie Newsome and Todd Christensen. Little was an All-American placekicker and punter during his years at the University of Arkansas. He kicked an NCAA record-tying 67-yard field goal in 1977. That record has yet to be broken; Little shares the record with Joe Williams of Wichita State University and Russell Erxleben of the University of Texas.
Little played high school football for Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, Kansas where he was an All-State quarterback and defensive back. He was recruited to play football for the University of Arkansas by legendary Arkansas head coach Frank Broyles. Broyles later said that he initially recruited Little to play quarterback since Joe Ferguson had recently graduated and entered the NFL. However Little's kicking abilities so impressed Broyles that they utilized him in that position. Also coach Bo Rein had recently accepted an assistant coaching position with Arkansas, and was bringing with him high school standout quarterback Ron Calcagni.
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