Sam Adkins (American football)
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| No. 12 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 21, 1955 Van Nuys, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Cleveland | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Wichita State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977 / round: 10 / pick: 254 | ||||||||||||||
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Samuel Adam Adkins (born May 21, 1955) is a former professional American football player. He attended Cleveland High School in Reseda, California, and played college football at Wichita State University in Kansas.
Adkins was a tenth round selection of the Seattle Seahawks in the 1977 NFL draft and played for them from 1977–1982 as a backup quarterback to Jim Zorn,[1] and is the only member of the Seahawks to wear the number 12. In 1984, the number was retired in honor of the Seahawks fans.
Adkins was active for all 16 games during the 1978 season but did not see game action.[2]
After hand surgery caused Adkins to miss the 1983 season,[1] he retired.
He has since worked in broadcasting in the Seattle area, as the color commentator for the University of Washington football radio broadcasts and more extensively as a host and correspondent on the Seahawks postgame show.
He is married and has 4 children.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sam Adkins will miss 1983 season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 10, 1983. p. 3C.
- ^ Howard M. Balzer (ed.), Football Register 1980. St. Louis, MO: The Sporting News, 1980; p. 3.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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