page_title: Doug Atkins
hierarchical_section_title: Doug Atkins
caption_attribution_description: English: American football player Doug Atkins on a 1954 Bowman card.
context_page_description: Douglas Leon Atkins 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 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.
context_section_description: Douglas Leon Atkins (May 8, 1930 – 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 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.
caption: Atkins in 1954
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