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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1952-11-12)November 12, 1952 (age 73) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Buchser(Santa Clara, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | California | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 1st round,1st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Steven Joseph Bartkowski (born November 12, 1952) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theAtlanta Falcons (1975–1985),Washington Redskins (1985) and theLos Angeles Rams (1986). He was a two-timePro Bowl selection. Bartkowski playedcollege football for theCalifornia Golden Bears, earning consensusAll-American honors as asenior in 1974. He was selected by the Falcons with thefirst overall pick of the1975 NFL draft.
Bartkowski attended theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[1] In 1972, he threw for 944 yards with fourtouchdowns and 13interceptions. In 1973, he threw for 910 yards with four touchdowns and seven interceptions. As asenior with theGolden Bears in 1974, Bartkowski was a consensusAll-American and led the nation in passing.[1] He threw for 2,580 yards, 12 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He completed 182 passes out of 325 attempts.[2] In addition to playing football, Bartkowski was also an All-Americanbaseball player atfirst base for the Bears.[1]
Bartkowski was chosen with thefirst overall pick in the1975 NFL draft by theAtlanta Falcons (after the Falcons acquired the pick in a trade with the Colts).[3] Bartkowski was the NFL Rookie of the Year as well asThe Sporting NewsNFCRookie of the Year in 1975.[4] He was the first client of sports agentLeigh Steinberg.
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 thePro Bowl after both the 1980 and 1981 seasons and was selected 2nd Team All-NFC following the 1980 campaign.[5][6] Bartkowski led the NFL in passing in 1983 with a passer rating of 97.6.[7][8] Bartkowski set the record forconsecutive games with at least three touchdown passes at home with five which he established over the 1980 and 1981 seasons. The record was held until the 2004 season when it was surpassed byPeyton Manning.
In 1984, Bartkowski started the Falcons' first 11 games, but was injured late in the season and replaced byMike Moroski.[9][10] Bartkowski began 1985 as the starter, but an 0–5 start led to his benching and losing the job toDavid 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 theWashington Redskins on a two-week contract. He was added to their roster as an emergency quarterback, due to the current starter,Jay Schroeder, playing with a fractured rib. Bartkowski served as the third-string quarterback for Washington's final two regular season games.
TheLos Angeles Rams signed Bartkowski in the 1986 pre-season when holdoverDieter 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 toSteve Dils. The Rams would eventually turn the reins over to rookieJim Everett. Bartkowski retired after the 1986 season.[11]
Bartkowski was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame on May 19, 2007.[12]
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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 |
| 129 | 127 | 59–68 | 1,932 | 3,456 | 55.9 | 24,124 | 7.0 | 156 | 144 | 86 | 75.4 | ||
Bartkowski is currently on the Falcons Board of Advisors.[13] 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 linemanRoman Fortin.[7] In 1993, Bartkowski was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame[14] and in 2012, he was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.[15]
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