Steve Dils
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| Steve Dils | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 8, 1955 |
| Place of birth |  Seattle, Washington |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Stanford |
| NFL Draft | 1979 / Round 4 / Pick 97 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1979-1984 1984-1987 1988 |
Minnesota Vikings Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons |
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.
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.
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.
Today, Dils is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Grubb & Ellis, a commercial real estate advisory firm, in Atlanta.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Grubb & Ellis Professionals: Steve Dils. Grubb & Ellis. Retrieved on February 5, 2007.
| Preceded by Guy Benjamin |
Stanford Starting Quarterbacks 1978 |
Succeeded by Turk Schonert |
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