Question: Facts: - death place: birmingham , alabama - draftyear: 1955 - weight lbs: 210 - number: 62 - position: guard - height in: 1 - highschool: irondale -lrb- al -rrb- shades valley - pfr: a/atkige21 - death date: 21 january 2015 - college: auburn - draftpick: 180 - height ft: 6 - birth date: 10 april 1932 - draftround: 15 - name: george atkins - birth place: birmingham , alabama - nflnew: georgeatkins/2508711 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george atkins -lrb- american football -rrb- .
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george arthur atkins -lrb- april 10 , 1932 -- january 21 , 2015 -rrb- was an american football offensive lineman .after a college football career at auburn , he played one season with the detroit lions of the national football league .atkins returned to auburn as an assistant coach to ralph jordan in 1956 , coaching in various positions , including offensive line .he resigned after the 1971 season to take on a business position in birmingham , alabama .atkins married former leah rawls , 1953 world water skiing champion and later historian at auburn university , in 1954 .he died in 2015 .