Position: Guard Died January 21, 2015 Height 1.85 m | Weight 95 kg Name George Atkins College Auburn Tigers football | |
Date of birth: (1932-04-10)April 10, 1932 Date of death: January 21, 2015(2015-01-21) (aged 82) High school: Irondale (AL) Shades Valley Role American football offensive lineman Spouse Leah Rawls Atkins (m. 1954) Similar People Will Muschamp, Gus Malzahn, Ellis Johnson | ||
Place of death: Birmingham, Alabama Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama | ||
George Arthur Atkins (April 10, 1932 – January 21, 2015) was an American football offensive lineman. After a college football career at Auburn, he played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
Atkins returned to Auburn as an assistant coach to Ralph Jordan in 1956, coaching in various positions, including offensive line. He resigned after the 1971 season to take on a business position in Birmingham, Alabama.
Atkins married former Leah Rawls, 1953 World water skiing champion and later historian at Auburn University, in 1954. He died in 2015.
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