Steve Zabel

**Steve Zabel**
Personal information
No. 89, 54, 58
Tight end / Linebacker
Date of birth: (1948-03-20) March 20, 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
High School: Thornton (CO)
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 1970 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Debuted in 1970 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Last played in 1979 for the Baltimore Colts


Career history
* Philadelphia Eagles ( 1970– 1974) New England Patriots ( 1975– 1978) Baltimore Colts ( 1979)
Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics as of 1979
Tackles	--
Sacks	--
Interceptions	6
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Steven Gregory Zabel (born March 20, 1948) is a former American football linebacker and tight end in the National Football League. After playing college football at the University of Oklahoma, he was the first pick (six overall) by the Eagles in the 1970 NFL Draft.

v · d · e1970 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Terry Bradshaw · Mike McCoy · Mike Phipps · Phil Olsen · Al Cowlings · Steve Zabel · Mike Reid · Larry Stegent · Cedrick Hardman · Ken Burrough · Bobby Anderson · John Small · Jim Files · Doug Wilkerson · Walker Gillette · Rich McGeorge · Bruce Taylor · Norm Bulaich · Steve Owens · Steve Tannen · Bob McKay · Jack Reynolds · Duane Thomas · Raymond Chester · John Ward · Sid Smith

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 · ePhiladelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox

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 · ePhiladelphia Eagles 1970 NFL Draft selections

Steve Zabel Ray Jones Lee Bouggess Terry Brennan Ira Gordon David King Steve Jaggard Billy Walik Robert Jones Dick Stevens Mark Moseley John Carlos Tuufuli Uperesa Mike Sizelove

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 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

v · d · eNew England Patriots All-1970s Team

Offense Grogan (QB) Cunningham (RB) Johnson (RB) Morgan (WR) Vataha (WR) Francis (TE) Gray (T) Neville (T) Hannah (G) S. Adams (G) Lenkaitis (C) Defense J. Adams (DE) McGee (DE) Hamilton (NT) Zabel (OLB) King (OLB) Nelson (ILB) Hunt (ILB) Clayborn (CB) Haynes (CB) Fox (S) McCray (S) Special Teams Herron (Ret.) Smith (PK) Patrick (P) Tatupu (ST) Coach Fairbanks

Persondata
Name	Zabel, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	March 20, 1948
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death

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