Steve DeLong

Steve DeLong

No. 82
Position:	Defensive end / defensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	July 3, 1943
Place of birth:	Norfolk, Virginia
Date of death:	August 18, 2010 (aged 67)
Place of death:	Knoxville, Tennessee
Career information
College:	Tennessee
NFL draft:	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 (By the Chicago Bears)
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
AFL San Diego Chargers (1965–1969) NFL San Diego Chargers (1970–1971) NFL Chicago Bears (1972)
Career highlights and awards
1964 Outland Trophy 1965 Senior Bowl MVP 1969 AFL All-Star
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 103 Games started: 14 Interceptions: 1 Player stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Steven Cyril DeLong (July 3, 1943 – August 18, 2010) was an American football defensive lineman who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played collegiately for the University of Tennessee, and professionally for the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. In 1969 with San Diego, he set a team record with 17 sacks, a mark which stood until Gary Johnson had 17 ¹⁄₂ in 1980.^[1]

DeLong was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. He was the father of professional football player Keith DeLong, who also played for the University of Tennessee.

See also

• Other American Football League players

References

1. Smith, Rick (1981). 1981 San Diego Chargers Facts Book. San Diego Chargers. p. 41.