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
Career history
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

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