Steve Junker
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| Position | End | ||||||||
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| Born | July 22, 1935 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | December 13, 2023 (aged 88) Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Elder (Cincinnati) | ||||||||
| College | Xavier | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1957: 4th round, 48th overall pick | ||||||||
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Stephen Norbert Junker (July 22, 1935 – December 13, 2023) was an American professional football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1957, 1959–1960) and the Washington Redskins (1961–1962). As a rookie, he caught eight passes for 95 yards and a touchdown in the Lions' divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. He also had two touchdown catches in the Lions' victory over the Cleveland Browns in the 1957 NFL Championship Game. He missed the 1958 season after sustaining a knee injury and never fully recovered from his knee injuries.
Junker also played college football at Xavier University from 1953 to 1956. In 1956, he was inducted into Xavier's "Legion of Honor" and was selected as a second-team end on the Associated Press' small college All-America football team and a first-team player on the International News Service's All-Ohio team. He was also selected to play in the 1956 East–West Shrine Game and the August 1957 Chicago College All-Star Game.