Steve Bartkowski
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Steven Joseph Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952) is an American former professional
College career
Bartkowski attended the
Professional career
Bartkowski was chosen with the
Bartkowski is one of ten quarterbacks in NFL history who have achieved consecutive 30-touchdown passing seasons (1980 and 1981) at least one time in their career. Bartkowski was selected to the
In 1984, Bartkowski started the Falcons' first 11 games, but was injured late in the season and replaced by Mike Moroski.[6][7] Bartkowski began 1985 as the starter, but an 0-5 start led to his benching and losing the job to David Archer. He was placed on the injured reserve list before the eighth game and then released in November.
On December 12, 1985 Bartkowski signed with the
The Los Angeles Rams signed Bartkowski in the 1986 pre-season when holdover Dieter Brock suffered a season- (and career-) ending injury. Bartkowski started six of the Rams' first seven games and the team was 4-2 in those games, but Bartkowski was largely ineffective and lost the starting job to Steve Dils. The Rams would eventually turn the reins over to rookie Jim Everett. Bartkowski retired after the 1986 season.[8]
Bartkowski was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on May 19, 2007.[9]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Passing | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Lng | Rtg | ||
1975 | ATL | 11 | 11 | 4–7 | 115 | 255 | 45.1 | 1,662 | 6.5 | 13 | 15 | 68 | 59.3 |
1976 | ATL | 5 | 5 | 1–4 | 57 | 120 | 47.5 | 677 | 5.6 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 39.5 |
1977 | ATL | 8 | 7 | 3−4 | 64 | 136 | 47.1 | 796 | 5.9 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 38.4 |
1978 | ATL | 14 | 13 | 8−5 | 187 | 369 | 50.7 | 2,489 | 6.7 | 10 | 18 | 71 | 61.1 |
1979 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 6−8 | 204 | 380 | 53.7 | 2,505 | 6.6 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 67.3 |
1980 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 12−4 | 257 | 463 | 55.5 | 3,544 | 7.7 | 31 | 16 | 81 | 88.2 |
1981 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 7–9 | 297 | 533 | 55.7 | 3,829 | 7.2 | 30 | 23 | 70 | 79.2 |
1982 | ATL | 9 | 9 | 5−4 | 166 | 262 | 63.4 | 1,905 | 7.3 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 77.9 |
1983 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 6−8 | 274 | 432 | 63.4 | 3,167 | 7.3 | 22 | 5 | 76 | 97.6 |
1984 | ATL | 11 | 11 | 3−8 | 181 | 269 | 67.3 | 2,158 | 8.0 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 89.7 |
1985 | ATL | 5 | 5 | 0−5 | 69 | 111 | 62.2 | 738 | 6.6 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 92.8 |
1986 | LAR | 6 | 6 | 4−2 | 61 | 126 | 48.4 | 654 | 5.2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 59.4 |
Career | 129 | 127 | 59–68 | 1,932 | 3,456 | 55.9 | 24,124 | 7.0 | 156 | 144 | 86 | 75.4 |
Post-NFL career
Bartkowski is currently on the Falcons Board of Advisors.[10] He has a wife, Sandee, and two sons, Philip and Peter, and resides outside Atlanta. Bartkowski's elder son, Philip is married to Robin Fortin, the sister of former Falcons lineman Roman Fortin.[4] In 1993, Bartkowski was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame[11] and in 2012, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[12]
See also
- List of college football yearly passing leaders
References
- ^ a b c "Player Bio:Steve Bartkowski". calbears.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Steve Barkowski College & Pro Football Statistics". totalfootballstats.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Mosse, David (May 26, 2007). "Steve Bartkowski:Building new legacy". espn.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Steve Barkowski". atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
- ^ "Steve Bartkowski 1984 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "1984 Atlanta Falcons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Bartkowski Retires From Football After 12 Seasons". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1987. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Rosenberg, I. J. (December 18, 2015). "Top 50 Falcons: No. 11, Steve Bartkowski". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Falcons Appoint Three new Members to Board of Advisors". www.atlantafalcons.com. February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Steve Bartkowski". polishsportshof.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ^ Hanstock, Bill (May 15, 2012). "Steve Bartkowski Inducted Into College Football Hall Of Fame". SB Nation Atlanta. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference