Steve Craig

Steve Craig
Career information
Date of birth:	(1951-03-13) March 13, 1951
Place of birth:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Position(s):	Tight End
College:	Northwestern University
NFL Draft:	1974 / Round: 3
Organizations
As player:
1974-1978	Minnesota Vikings
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Steve Craig (born March 13, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American football player who played tight end in the National Football League from 1974 to 1978 and played in two Super Bowls. He attended Garfield High School in Akron, Ohio, the same high school fellow NFL receiver Jim Lash attended, and Northwestern University. Craig was drafted in round 3 of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. His five year pro-career was spent with the Minnesota Vikings, during which time which he helped lead the team to Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl XI appearances.

**Career Statistics for Steve Craig**
Year	Games	Receptions	Yards	Y/R	TD
1974	14	4	26	6.5	1
1975	14	6	68	11.3	0
1976	14	3	33	11.0	0
1977	14	1	14	14.0	0
1978	16	4	31	7.8	0
TOTAL	72	18	172	9.6	1

Sources

Minnesota Vikings 1974 NFL Draft selections

Fred McNeill Steve Riley John Holland Matt Blair Steve Craig Scott Anderson Mike Townsend Jim Ferguson Mark Kellar Fred Tabron Berl Simmons Sam McCullum Barry Reed Dave Boone Randy Polti Gary Keller Alan Dixon Kurt Wachtler John Gobel Earl Garrett

Draft Years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1984 (Supplemental) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015