Steve DeLong

Games played:	103
Games started:	14
Interceptions:	1

Steve DeLong
No. 56, 82
Position:	Defensive end / defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	July 3, 1943; Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died:	August 18, 2010 (aged 67); Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Oscar F. Smith; (South Norfolk, Virginia)
College:	Tennessee
NFL draft:	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6; (by the San Diego Chargers)
Career history
	San Diego Chargers (1965–1971); Chicago Bears (1972);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL All-Star (1969); AFL sacks leader (1969); Outland Trophy (1964); 2× First-team All-American (1963, 1964); 2× First-team All-SEC (1963, 1964); Senior Bowl MVP (1965);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	103
Games started:	14
Interceptions:	1
	College Football Hall of Fame

Steven Cyril DeLong (July 3, 1943 – August 18, 2010) was an American football defensive lineman who played professionally in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He was a first round draft selection in both the AFL and NFL Drafts in 1965.^[1]^[2] He played collegiately for the University of Tennessee, and professionally for the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. In 1969 with San Diego, he set a team record with 17 sacks, a mark which stood until Gary Johnson had 17+1⁄2 in 1980.^[3] He was traded from the Chargers to the Bears on July 26, 1972, for a fourth-round selection in the 1973 NFL draft (84th overall–Jim Thaxton).^[4]^[5]

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DeLong was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. He was the father of professional football player Keith DeLong, who also played for the University of Tennessee.