Steve Niehaus

**Steve Niehaus**
Personal information

Defensive lineman
Date of birth: (1954-09-25) September 25, 1954 (age 67)
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio

Career information
College: Notre Dame
NFL Draft: 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Debuted in 1976 for the Seattle Seahawks
Last played in 1979 for the Minnesota Vikings


Career history
Seattle Seahawks (1976-78) Minnesota Vikings (1979)
Career highlights and awards
N/A

Steve Niehaus was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first ever 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 9½.^[3]

He suffered multiple knee injuries which ended his career.

Notes

↑ Player Bio.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
↑ Seattle Seahawks Spirit of '76.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.
↑ NFL Stats.Retrieved on December 29, 2010.

v · d · eNotre Dame Fighting Irish Football 1973 AP National Champions

Cliff Brown Dave Casper Tom Clements Greg Collins Gerry DiNardo Mike Fanning Al Hunter Steve Niehaus Gene Smith Steve Sylvester Bob Thomas Head Coach: Ara Parseghian Assistant Coaches: Greg Blache Joe Yonto

v · d · e1975 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB John Sciarra RB Ricky Bell RB Archie Griffin RB Chuck Muncie E Steve Rivera E Larry Seivers OT Dennis Lick OT Bob Simmons G Randy Johnson G Ted Smith C Rik Bonness

Defense	DL Leroy Cook DL Jimbo Elrod DL Steve Niehaus DL Dewey Selmon DL Lee Roy Selmon LB Greg Buttle LB Sammy Green LB Ed Simonini DB Tim Fox DB Chet Moeller DB Pat Thomas

v · d · e1976 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Lee Roy Selmon · Steve Niehaus · Chuck Muncie · Joe Washington · Mike Haynes · Richard Todd · Mike Pruitt · Dennis Lick · Bubba Bean · James Hunter · Billy Brooks · Pete Brock · Troy Archer · Rod Walters · Tom Glassic · Lawrence Gaines · Larry Gordon · Mario Clark · Kim Bokamper · Ken Novak · Tim Fox · Mike Dawson · Mark Koncar · Archie Griffin · James White · Kevin McLain · Aaron Kyle · Bennie Cunningham

Draft years 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

v · d · eSeattle Seahawks first-round draft picks

Niehaus August Simpson Tuiasosopo Green Easley Bryant Warner Taylor Williams Woods Bosworth Heck Kennedy McGwire Roberts Mirer Adams Galloway Kendall Springs Jones Simmons King Alexander McIntosh Robinson Hutchinson Stevens Trufant Tubbs Spencer Jennings Jackson Curry Okung Thomas Carpenter Irvin

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAC TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

v · d · eSeattle Seahawks 1976 NFL Draft selections

Steve Niehaus Sammy Green Sherman Smith Steve Raible Jeff Lloyd Rick Engles Don Bitterlich Steve Myer Randy Johnson Andrew Bolton Don Dufek Ernie Jones Larry Bates Alvis Darby Dick Dixon Larry Shipp Bob Bos Randy Coffield Keith Muehr Ron Barnett Andy Reid Jarvis Blinks Dan Smith Jeff Urczyk Chris Rowland

Draft Years 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 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

Seattle Seahawks 1976 Inaugural Season Roster

Persondata
Name	Niehaus, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	September 25, 1954
Place of birth	Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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