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{{Short description|American football player (1930–2015)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Doug Atkins
| image       = Doug Atkins - 1954 Bowman.jpg
| upright     = .9
| alt         =
| caption     = Atkins on a 1954 Bowman football card
| number      = 83, 81
| position    = [[Defensive end]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1930|5|8}}
| birth_place = [[Humboldt, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2015|12|30|1930|5|8}}
| death_place = [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 8
| weight_lb   = 257
| high_school = Humboldt
| college     = [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]] (1950–1952)
| draftyear   = 1953
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 11
| pastteams   =
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|1953|1954}})
* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|1955|1966}})
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|1967|1969}})
| highlights  =
* 2× [[List of NFL champions|NFL champion]] ([[1954 NFL Championship Game|1954]], [[1963 NFL Championship Game|1963]])
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1963 All-Pro Team|1963]])
* 6× Second-team All-Pro ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1960 All-Pro Team|1960]], [[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]], [[1968 All-Pro Team|1968]])
* 8× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1958 Pro Bowl|1957]]–[[1964 Pro Bowl|1963]], [[1966 Pro Bowl|1965]])
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 1960s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Chicago Bears#Top 100 greatest Bears of all-time|100 greatest Bears of All-Time]]
* [[New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame]]
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team|1951]])
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1952 College Football All-America Team|1952]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1951 All-SEC football team|1951]], [[1952 All-SEC football team|1952]])
* [[Tennessee Volunteers football#Retired numbers|Tennessee Volunteers No. 91]] retired
| statlabel1  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue1  = 94.5
| statlabel2  = [[Safety (gridiron football score)|Safeties]]
| statvalue2  = 1
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3  = 11
| statlabel4  = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue4  = 3
| pfr         = A/AtkiDo00
| HOF         = doug-atkins
| CollegeHOF  = 1799 
}}

'''Douglas Leon Atkins''' (May 8, 1930 – December 30, 2015) was an American professional [[American football|football]] [[defensive end]] who played for the [[Cleveland Browns]], [[Chicago Bears]], and [[New Orleans Saints]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee Volunteers]] under head coach [[Robert Neyland]]. He is a member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] and the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. Atkins was also drafted to the [[NBA]] in the 17th round by the [[Minneapolis Lakers]] in the [[1953 NBA draft]].

Atkins was a fierce defender who was known for using his immense size and agility to his advantage. At {{convert|6|ft|8|in}}, Atkins often batted passes down at the line of scrimmage and used his skills as a [[high jump]] champion to leapfrog blockers and get to the quarterback. Atkins was one of the first great exclusively defensive players in professional football and, along with fellow Hall of Famer [[Gino Marchetti]], revolutionized the defensive end position.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary for Douglas Leon Atkins-Knoxville/Humboldt |url=https://www.sheltonfuneralhomes.com/obituary/3539804?lud=54BDE20EA2903F52B3F8546F4AE6D841 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and college==
Atkins was born May 8, 1930, in Humboldt, Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schudel |first=Matt |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Doug Atkins, intimidating Hall of Fame defensive end, dies at 85 |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/doug-atkins-intimidating-hall-of-fame-defensive-end-dies-at-85/2015/12/30/b19ed750-af32-11e5-b711-1998289ffcea_story.html |access-date=January 5, 2016 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> He attended [[Humboldt High School (Tennessee)|Humboldt High School]] and played for the school's [[basketball]] team, which won the state championship in 1949 with an undefeated record.<ref name=jackson/><ref>{{Cite web |title=1949 State Boys' Basketball Tournament Central |url=https://tssaasports.com/event/detail.cfm?id=19480201 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=TSSAA |language=en}}</ref> He enrolled at the [[University of Tennessee]] to play for the [[Tennessee Volunteers]] of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) on a basketball [[scholarship]], but once [[American football]] [[head coach]] [[Robert Neyland]] saw his combination of size and agility, he was [[Recruiting (college athletics)|recruited]] for the football team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Doug Atkins, intimidating Hall of Fame pass rusher, dies at 85 |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/doug-atkins-intimidating-hall-of-fame-pass-rusher-dies-at-85 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> Atkins played on the [[1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team]] that won the national championship.<ref name="jackson">{{Cite web |last=Shields |first=Andrew |date=December 30, 2015 |title=UT, Humboldt football legend Doug Atkins dies |url=http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2015/12/30/ut-humboldt-football-legend-doug-atkins-dies/78108080/ |access-date=December 31, 2015 |website=The Jackson Sun}}</ref> He earned [[All-America]] honors in 1952. Atkins is one of the few players in Tennessee history to have his number retired. He was considered one of the, if not the, most dominant defensive players in SEC history. Atkins was the only unanimous selection to the SEC All Quarter-Century team and was selected as the overall SEC "Player of the Quarter-Century" for the years 1950 to 1975.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Vol legend Doug Atkins dies at 85 |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/sports/college/vols/vol-legend-doug-atkins-dies-at-85/51-9561418 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=WBIR |language=en-US}}</ref> At Tennessee, Atkins also lettered in three seasons in track and field<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 9, 2012 |title=2012 Tennessee Track & Field Media Guide |url=https://issuu.com/utad/docs/2012_t_f_media_guide_pdf_for_web |website=ISSUU.com}}</ref> and one season in basketball.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sidearm Sports Learfield, opens a new window |url=http://utsports.com/documents/2017/10/30//18_Volmanac_203_258.pdf?id=7809 |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Tennessee Volunteers Athletics}}</ref> He finished runner-up in the [[high jump]] at the 1952 [[Southeastern Conference]] championships with a mark of {{convert|6|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} which placed him 25th in the world that year.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 1952 |title=Southeastern Conference |magazine=[[Track & Field News]] |issn=0041-0284}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Marvin |date=May 28, 2018 |title=Flowers and No. 7 |url=https://www.knoxtntoday.com/12224-2/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Knox TN Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Professional career==
The [[Cleveland Browns]] selected Atkins in the first round with the 11th overall selection in the [[1953 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1953 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1953/draft.htm |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="espn">{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Hall of Fame defensive end Doug Atkins dies at 85 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14468659/hall-fame-defensive-end-doug-atkins-dies-85 |access-date=December 30, 2015 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He played his first two seasons in the NFL with the Browns, winning the [[NFL Eastern Conference]] in 1953, and the [[NFL Championship]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 30, 2015 |title=UT great, NFL Hall of Famer Doug Atkins dies at 85 |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2015/12/30/ut-star-nfl-hall-of-famer-doug-atkins-dies/78087772/ |access-date=December 30, 2015 |website=The Tennessean}}</ref> The Browns traded Atkins and [[Ken Gorgal]] to the [[Chicago Bears]] for a third-round and a sixth-round pick in the [[1956 NFL draft]].<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Doug Atkins, Feared Pass-Rusher, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/sports/football/doug-atkins-feared-pass-rusher-dies-at-85.html |access-date=December 30, 2015 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=David |date=April 30, 2009 |title=Ranking the best and worst trades in Cleveland sports history |url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2009/04/ranking_the_best_and_worst_tra.html |access-date=December 31, 2015 |website=cleveland.com}}</ref> According to [[Pat Summerall]], Atkins was traded by Paul Brown for burping out loud in a team meeting. In Chicago, Atkins quickly became the leader of a devastating defensive unit. With the Bears, Atkins was a First-team [[All-Pro]] selection in 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1963, along with being a starter in the [[Pro Bowl]] in eight of his last nine years with Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rucker |first=Wes |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Tennessee Vols football legend Doug Atkins passes away |url=https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/article/tennessee-vols-football-legend-doug-atkins-passes-away-42371927/ |access-date=December 31, 2015 |website=GoVols247}}</ref> Atkins' reputation of being rebellious of authority continued in Chicago. Once, Atkins was ordered by a coach to run laps during practice and was told to wear his helmet while doing so, as the weather was hot. When the coach looked at Atkins again, he was running laps wearing ''only'' his helmet, having stripped himself of his uniform and pads.

At the [[1966 Pro Bowl]], Atkins announced his retirement from football. He changed his mind and signed with the Bears for the 1966 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 1966 |title=Doug Atkins Will Return to Bears|agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19660706&id=E3woAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3719,1170992&hl=en |access-date=December 30, 2015 |website=Daytona Beach Morning Journal|via=Google News}}</ref> Before the 1967 season, Atkins requested a trade from Chicago and was traded to the [[New Orleans Saints]]. He suffered a fractured knee cap during the 1968 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 29, 1968 |title=Doug Atkins Is Disabled |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19681129&id=j0cmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n_4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4536,3173199&hl=en |access-date=December 30, 2015 |website=Gettysburg Times|via=Google News|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He retired after the 1969 season. On the final play of his NFL career, Atkins sacked [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] quarterback [[Dick Shiner]], preserving the Saints' 27–24 victory in the [[1969 NFL season|1969 season]] finale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clements |first=Ron  |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Pro Football Hall of Famer Doug Atkins dead at 85 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/4689582-doug-atkins-death-age-browns-bears-saints-hall-of-fame-tennessee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104175418/http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl-news/4689582-doug-atkins-death-age-browns-bears-saints-hall-of-fame-tennessee |archive-date=January 4, 2016 |access-date=December 31, 2015 |website=Sporting News}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[History of the National Football League championship|NFL championship]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|-
| style="width:3em;"| <u>Underline</u>
| Incomplete data
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="2"| Tackles
! colspan="5"| Interceptions
! colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Sacks}} !! {{abbr|Sfty|Safeties}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions on defense}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Interception returns yardage}} !! {{abbr|Y/I|Yards per interception return}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest interception return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|FR|Fumbles recovered}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Fumble recovery returns yardage}} !! {{abbr|Y/F|Yards per fumble recovery return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns}}
|-
! [[1953 NFL season|1953]] !! [[1953 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 8 || 8 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1954 NFL season|1954]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1954 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 12 || 3 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1955 NFL season|1955]] !! [[1955 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 11 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1956 NFL season|1956]] !! [[1956 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 6 || 1 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1957 NFL season|1957]] !! [[1957 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 6 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1958 NFL season|1958]] !! [[1958 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 12 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || '''28''' || '''14.0''' || 0
|-
! [[1959 NFL season|1959]] !! [[1959 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 12 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1960 NFL season|1960]] !! [[1960 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 12 || 9.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 0
|-
! [[1961 NFL season|1961]] !! [[1961 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 9.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1962 NFL season|1962]] !! [[1962 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| '''14''' || 10 || 10.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1963 NFL season|1963]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1963 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 12.0 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''1''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1964 NFL season|1964]] !! [[1964 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 11 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1965 NFL season|1965]] !! [[1965 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 10.5 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1966 NFL season|1966]] !! [[1966 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 12 || 12 || 8.0 || 0 || '''1''' || '''3''' || '''3.0''' || '''3''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1967 NFL season|1967]] !! [[1967 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| '''14''' || 11 || 9.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1968 NFL season|1968]] !! [[1968 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| 11 || 11 || '''12.5''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1969 NFL season|1969]] !! [[1969 New Orleans Saints season|NO]]
| '''14''' || '''14''' || 8.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AtkiDo00.htm Career] !! 205 !! 176 !! <u>94.5</u> !! 1 !! 3 !! 3 !! 1.0 !! 3 !! 0 !! 11 !! 34 !! 3.1 !! 0
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Sck|Sacks}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}}
|-
! [[1953 NFL Championship Game|1953]] !! [[1953 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 0 || —
|-
! [[1954 NFL Championship Game|1954]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1954 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 0 || —
|-
! [[1956 NFL Championship Game|1956]] !! [[1956 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 1 || 0 || —
|-
! [[1963 NFL season#Postseason|1963]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1963 Chicago Bears season|CHI]]
| 1 || '''1''' || 0.0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AtkiDo00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 4 !! 1 !! <u>0.0</u>
|}

==Honors==
Atkins was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1982 and the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Doug Atkins, Pro Football Hall of Famer and original Saint, dies at 85 |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/doug-atkins-pro-football-hall-of-famer-and-original-saint-dies-at-85-16608326 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=NewOrleansSaints.com |language=en-US}}</ref> He has also been inducted into the [[Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame]]. During [[John W. Mecom Jr.]]'s ownership of the Saints, his #81 was retired. However, it was unretired in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Jeff |date=June 16, 2022 |title=You won't see a Saints player wear jersey Nos. 8 or 9 again. Here's why. |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/jeff_duncan/jeff-duncan-you-wont-see-a-saints-player-wear-jersey-nos-8-or-9-again/article_7804c89a-ece5-11ec-92fc-737ff6dc1828.html |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate]] |language=en}}</ref> His collegiate jersey number, #91, was retired by the University of Tennessee in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirkham |first=Nathan |date=November 17, 2005 |title=Tennessee Retires Doug Atkins No. 91 |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2005/11/17/_52070.aspx |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref>

The [[NFL Network]] ranked him as the number 9 Pass Rusher of All Time in its Top Ten show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Ten Pass Rushers: Doug Atkins |url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d80747cb5/Top-Ten-Pass-Rushers-Doug-Atkins |access-date=December 30, 2015 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> During a 1983 segment about Atkins on the [[NFL Films]] show "This Is the NFL", legendary narrator [[John Facenda]] described Atkins "like a storm rolling over a [[Kansas]] farmhouse. He came from all directions, and all there was to do was to tie down what you could, and hope he didn't take the roof".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mattingly |first=Tom |title=‘A storm blowing over a Kansas farm house’ |url=https://www.knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/a-storm-blowing-over-a-kansas-farm-house/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |website=The Knoxville Focus |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Atkins married twice. His first wife was from Humboldt, and he married his second wife, from [[Milan, Tennessee]], after the death of his first wife.<ref name=jackson/> He played a minor acting role as "Jebbo" in the 1975 film, ''[[Breakheart Pass (film)|Breakheart Pass]]'', starring [[Charles Bronson]]. After he retired from the NFL, Atkins worked in various jobs, including as an exterminator, as a pipe system manager, and selling caskets to funeral homes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 1975 |title=From Football to Caskets For Former All-Pro Atkins |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19750407&id=Sr1dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KV4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5222,1515326&hl=en |access-date=December 31, 2015 |website=The Victoria Advocate|via=Google News|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Atkins died of natural causes at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], on December 30, 2015, at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rucker |first=Wes |date=December 30, 2015 |title=Tennessee legend Doug Atkins passes away |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/article/tennessee-vols-football-legend-doug-atkins-passes-away-42371927/ |access-date=December 30, 2015 |publisher=[[247Sports]]}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, brother, and three sons.<ref name=jackson/>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{Profootballhof|id=17|name=Doug Atkins}}
* {{cfbhof|id=1799|name=Doug Atkins}}
* {{Find a Grave}}

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