Steve Niehaus
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American football player (born 1954)
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American football player
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| Position: | Defensive tackle Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | (1954年09月25日) September 25, 1954 (age 70) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) | ||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1976 / round: 1 / pick: 2 | ||||||
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Steve Niehaus (born September 25, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Niehaus was the first draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL draft.[1] Niehaus was the 1976 NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year[2] and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 91⁄2.[3]
He suffered multiple knee injuries which ended his career.
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Player Bio.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Seattle Seahawks Spirit of '76.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ NFL Stats.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football defensive tackles
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Second overall NFL draft picks
- Moeller High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs