What is Doug Atkins?
[[File:Doug Atkins - 1954 Bowman.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Atkins in 1954]] '''Douglas Leon Atkins''' (May 8, 1930 &ndash; December 30, 2015) was a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]]. He played for the [[Cleveland Browns]], [[Chicago Bears]] and [[New Orleans Saints]] in the [[National Football League]]. He played college football at the [[Tennessee Volunteers football|University of Tennessee]] under legendary head coach [[Robert Neyland]]. He is a member of the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] and the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. He was born in [[Humboldt, Tennessee]]. Atkins died in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] on December 30, 2015 at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rucker|first=Wes|url=http://chi.247sports.com/Article/Tennessee-Vols-football-legend-Doug-Atkins-passes-away-42371927|title=Tennessee legend Doug Atkins passes away|publisher=[[247Sports.com]]|date=December 30, 2015|access-date=December 30, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Atkins, Doug}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American football defensive ends]] [[Category:Cleveland Browns players]] [[Category:Chicago Bears players]] [[Category:New Orleans Saints players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tennessee]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}