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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born | (1955-12-08)December 8, 1955 (age 70) Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Fort Vancouver(Vancouver, Washington) | ||||||||
| College | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 4th round, 97th overall pick | ||||||||
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Stephen Whitfield Dils (born December 8, 1955) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback for 10 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theStanford Cardinal.
Dils playedhigh school football atFort Vancouver High School inVancouver, Washington, and attendedStanford University. He was Stanford'sstarting quarterback underBill Walsh in 1978, and led Stanford to a 25–22 victory overGeorgia in the1978 Bluebonnet Bowl, where he was named the game's offensivemost valuable player. That season, Dils won theSammy Baugh Trophy, awarded to the top passer in college football.
| Legend | |
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| Led the Pac-8/Pac-10 | |
| Led the NCAA | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Season | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | TD | INT | Rtg |
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| 1977 | Stanford | 11 | 27 | 42 | 335 | 64.3 | 1 | 0 | 139.1 |
| 1978 | Stanford | 11 | 247 | 391 | 2,943 | 63.2 | 22 | 15 | 137.3 |
| Career | 22 | 274 | 433 | 3,278 | 63.3% | 23 | 15 | 137.5 | |
* Includes bowl games.
Dils was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the1979 NFL draft. In his second year with the club, he made his first start filling in for an injuredTommy Kramer and led the Vikings to a win over theWashington Redskins, a game which proved crucial to Minnesota's playoff run that year. He played six seasons with the Vikings and started most of the 1983 season, where he was paired in the backfield with former Stanford teammateDarrin Nelson. He was traded to theLos Angeles Rams in 1984. He spent his final full season with theAtlanta Falcons before retiring with the Rams before the 1989 regular season began.
Chris Berman bestowed one of his more labored nicknames—Steve "Love the One You're With" Dils—based on the player's vague similarity in name toStephen Stills.
Dils is currently the managing director of the Canadian commercial real estate companyAvison Young'sAtlanta office.[2]