Steve Dils

Infobox NFLretired


|caption=
width=
position=Quarterback
number=12, 8
birthdate=birth date and age|1955|12|8
Seattle, Washington
deathdate=
debutyear=1979
finalyear=1994
draftyear=1979
draftround=3
draftpick=82
college=Stanford
teams=
* Minnesota Vikings (1979-1984)
* Los Angeles Rams (1984-1987)
* Atlanta Falcons (1988)
stat1label=TD-INT
stat1value=27-32
stat2label=Yards
stat2value=5,816
stat3label=QB Rating
stat3value=65.8
nfl=DIL461435
highlights=
* Sammy Baugh Trophy (1978)

Stephen Whitfield "Steve" Dils (born December 8, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is a retired American football quarterback who played 10 seasons in the in the National Football League.

College career

Dils played high school football at Fort Vancouver High School in Vancouver, Washington and attended Stanford University. He was Stanford's starting quarterback under Bill Walsh in 1978, and led Stanford to a 25-22 victory over Georgia in the 1978 Bluebonnet Bowl, where he was named the game's offensive most valuable player. That season, Dils won the Sammy Baugh Trophy, awarded to the top passer in college football.

NFL career

Dils was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He played six seasons with the Vikings and started most of the 1983 season, where he was paired in the backfield with former Stanford teammate Darrin Nelson. He was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 1984. He spent his final full season with the Atlanta Falcons before retiring with the Rams before the 1989 regular season began.

After football

Today, Dils is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Grubb & Ellis, a commercial real estate advisory firm, in Atlanta. cite web | title =Grubb & Ellis Professionals: Steve Dils
publisher =Grubb & Ellis
url =http://www.grubb-ellis.com/Professionals/profile.aspx?id=109480
accessdate =2007-02-05 ]

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