Date of birth June 10, 1936 Weight 176 lb (80 kg) Date of death December 15, 1991 Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Positions Halfback | Place of death Las Vegas, Nevada Role American football player Name Overton Curtis | |
College San Bernardino Valley College (1955–1956), Utah State Aggies football (1957–1958) | ||
Place of birth Vidalia, Louisiana | ||
Overton Curtis (June 10, 1936 – December 15, 1991) was an American football player. Curtis was born in Vidalia, Louisiana in 1936, grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and began his college football career at San Bernardino Valley College in 1955. He transferred to Utah State University and played at the halfback position for the Utah State Aggies football team from 1957 to 1958. As a junior in 1957, he totaled 616 rushing yards and led the NCAA major colleges in both kickoff return yardage (695 yards) and yards per kickoff return (30.2). He was also the #2 scorer in the Skyline Conference with 63 points on nine touchdowns, six extra points, and one field goal, and was selected as a first-team halfback on the 1957 All-Skyline Conference football team. As a senior in 1958, he missed four games due to an ankle injury but still finished ninth among major college players in kickoff return yards per carry. In February 1959, he signed a contract to play professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers.