Steve Little (American football)
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Steven Richard Little (February 19, 1956 – September 6, 1999) was an American professional football player who was a kicker and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals.[2][3] He is the third-highest drafted kicker in NFL history, behind Charlie Gogolak (6th, 1966) of Princeton and Russell Erxleben (11th, 1979) of Texas.[4] Little was drafted higher than future NFL greats Ozzie Newsome and Todd Christensen.
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Position: | Kicker, Punter | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1956-02-19)February 19, 1956 Springfield, Illinois, U.S | ||||||||||||||||
Died: | September 6, 1999(1999-09-06) (aged 43) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Shawnee Mission South (Overland Park, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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Little was an All-American placekicker and punter during his years at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. He kicked an NCAA record-tying 67-yard field goal on October 15, 1977.[5][6][7] That record has yet to be broken; it was set by Erxleben two weeks earlier on October 1, 1977,[8] and is shared with Joe Williams of Wichita State (October 21, 1978).[9]