Steve Craig

{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}}

{{For|another person|Steve Craig (politician)}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

|image =

|name=Steve Craig

|number=84

|position=Tight end

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1951|03|13}}

|birth_place= Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=231

|height_in=3

|high_school=Garfield (OH)

|college=Northwestern

|draftyear=1974

|draftround=3

|draftpick=64

|pastteams=

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1978}})

|highlights =

• 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1972, 1973)

|statlabel1=Receptions

|statvalue1=18

|statlabel2=Receiving yards

|statvalue2=172

|statlabel3=Receiving TDs

|statvalue3=1

|pfr=CraiSt00

}}

Steve Craig (born March 13, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1978 and played in two Super Bowls. He attended Garfield High School in Akron, Ohio, the same high school fellow NFL receiver Jim Lash attended, and Northwestern University. Craig was selected in round three of the 1974 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. His five-year pro-career was spent with the Minnesota Vikings, during which time which he helped lead the team to Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl XI appearances.

border="1" class=wikitable |+Career Statistics for Steve Craig !Year!!Games!!Receptions!!Yards!!Y/R!!TD
1974	14	4	26	6.5	1
1975	14	6	68	11.3	0
1976	14	3	33	11.0	0
1977	14	1	14	14.0	0
1978	16	4	31	7.8	0
TOTAL	72	18	172	9.6	1