:Steve DeLong

{{Short description|American football player (1943–2010)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| position = Defensive end / defensive tackle

| number = 56, 82

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|7|3}}

| birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|8|18|1943|7|3}}

| death_place = Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.

| afldraftyear = 1965

| afldraftround = 1

| afldraftpick = 6

| draftyear = 1965

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 6

| undraftedyear =

| high_school = Oscar F. Smith
(South Norfolk, Virginia)

| college = Tennessee

| pastteams =

• San Diego Chargers (1965–1971)
• Chicago Bears (1972)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 103

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 14

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 1

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| highlights =

• AFL All-Star (1969)
• AFL sacks leader (1969)
• Outland Trophy (1964)
• 2× First-team All-American (1963, 1964)
• 2× First-team All-SEC (1963, 1964)
• Senior Bowl MVP (1965)

| HOF =

| CollegeHOF = 1899

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Steven Cyril DeLong (July 3, 1943 – August 18, 2010) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was a first round draft selection in both the AFL and NFL drafts in 1965.{{Cite web |title=1965 AFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965_AFL/draft.htm |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{Cite web |title=1965 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965/draft.htm |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He played collegiately for the University of Tennessee, and professionally for the San Diego Chargers and Chicago Bears. In 1969 with San Diego, he set a team record with 17 sacks, a mark which stood until Gary Johnson had {{frac|17|1|2}} in 1980.{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Rick|title=1981 San Diego Chargers Facts Book|year=1981|publisher=San Diego Chargers|page=41}} He was traded from the Chargers to the Bears on July 26, 1972, for a fourth-round selection in the 1973 NFL draft (84th overall–Jim Thaxton).[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19720727&id=7TJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=secDAAAAIBAJ&pg=939,530359 "Triple-holdout has Vikings talking trade," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, July 27, 1972.] Retrieved February 22, 2023.[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1973.htm 1973 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 30 (Rounds 1–7) & 31 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved February 22, 2023.

DeLong was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. He was the father of professional football player Keith DeLong, who also played for the University of Tennessee.