Steve Bartkowski

Steve Bartkowski

NFLretired
position=Quarterback
number=10
birthdate=birth date and age|1952|11|12
Des Moines, Iowa
debutyear=1975
finalyear=1986
draftyear=1975
draftround=1
draftpick=1
He went to Iowa Hawkeyes
teams=
* Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985)
* Washington Redskins (1985)
* Los Angeles Rams (1986)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=156-144
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=24,124
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=75.4
nfl=BAR734085
highlights=
* 2x Pro Bowl selection (1980, 1981)
* 1x All-Pro selection (1980)
* Led NFL in Passing Touchdowns in 1980 with 31
* Atlanta Falcons All-time passing yards leader with 23,470

Steven Joseph "Steve" Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons (1975-1985) and the Los Angeles Rams (1986). Bartkowski was a consensus All-American his senior season in 1974 at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently on the Falcons Board of Directors. He has two sons and resides outside Atlanta.

Bartkowski was chosen with the 1st overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft,ahead of Walter Payton, by the Atlanta Falcons and was the NFL Rookie of the Year as well as The Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year in 1975. He was the first client of legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg.

Bartkowski is one of only seven quarterbacks in NFL history that have achieved two consecutive (back-to-back) 30-touchdown passing seasons (1980 & 1981) at least one time in their career. The others are Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Jeff Garcia, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Y.A. Tittle. Bartkowski was selected to the Pro Bowl after both the 1980 and 1981 seasons and was selected 2nd Team All-NFC following the 1980 campaign.

Bartkowski led the NFL in passing in 1983 with a passer rating of 97.6.


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