Anthony Steels
William Anthony Steels
Born: January 8, 1959
Sacramento, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 200
College: Nebraska
High School: John W. North (Riverside, CA); Jacksonville (AR); Zoragosa (Spain)
Career: 1983-1987
Anthony Steels played from 1983 to 1987 during his career with the Boston Breakers, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Breakers and San Diego Chargers. Steels ran for 419 yards in his career on 103 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 37 passes for 227 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 55 | 237 | 4.3 | 18 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL New Orleans Breakers | 37 | 141 | 3.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| USFL | 92 | 378 | 4.1 | 39 | 1 | |
| NFL | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 103 | 419 | 4.1 | 39 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 20 | 148 | 7.4 | 27 | 3 |
| 1984 | USFL New Orleans Breakers | 14 | 66 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| USFL | 34 | 214 | 6.3 | 27 | 3 | |
| NFL | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 227 | 6.1 | 27 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 13 | 204 | 15.7 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL New Orleans Breakers | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 20 | 338 | 16.9 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 54 | 0 |
| USFL | 27 | 377 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| NFL | 30 | 561 | 18.7 | 54 | 0 | |
| Totals | 57 | 938 | 16.5 | 54 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | USFL Boston Breakers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| USFL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL | Boston Breakers | 15 | |
| 1984 | USFL | New Orleans Breakers | 18 | |
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 |
