STEVE LITTLE was a University of Arkansas kicker who shares
the NCAA record for longest field goal, a 67-yard boot against Texas in
1977; two-time All-American at Arkansas; set team bowl records for PATs (4)
in Arkansas' Cotton and Orange Bowl victories in 1976 and 1978; held
school record for career points (280) at the time of his death; chosen
15th overall at the 1978 draft by the Cardinals who handed him the
punting and kicking duties; released after six games in 1980, the same
day (Oct. 16) he was in an automobile accident that left him paralyzed
for life. Steve passed away in
Little Rock,
September 6,
1999.