Margene Adkins
Encyclopedia
Margene Adkins is a former American
college football
, National Football League
, and Canadian Football League
player.
at Henderson County Junior College
in Athens, Texas
.
of the Canadian Football League as a wide receiver
. He was part of one of the great teams in League history that included stars such as Russ Jackson
, Ron Stewart
, Whit Tucker
, Vic Washington
and Bo Scott
. In 1969, Adkins was voted to the CFL All-Star
team after setting a regular season record for the highest average gain per pass reception at 25.0 yards, a record that stood for twenty-eight years (broken by Milt Stegall
). He was part of both Ottawa's Grey Cup winning teams in 1968
and 1969
, catching an important TD pass in the 1968 game when the Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24-21.
by the Dallas Cowboys
. He joined the Cowboys for the 1970 season but with star wide receivers such as Lance Alworth
and Bob Hayes
, the Cowboys used Adkins primarily as a punt
and kick returner
during his two seasons with the team. He was part of the Cowboys' Super Bowl VI
championship team in 1971 and the following year he went to the New Orleans Saints
where he led the team in kickoff returns with 1,020 yards and a 23.7 average carry. Injuries hampered his career and he played his final NFL season in 1973 with the New York Jets
. In 1975 he joined the Chicago Winds
of the World Football League
catching 12 passes for 130 and one touchdown. The Winds folded during the 1975 WFL season finishing 1-4. Adkins was selected by the San Antonio Wings
in the Chicago Winds dispersal draft, but he did not play for the Wings.
for Lockheed Martin
in his hometown of Fort Worth.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
, National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, and Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
player.
College
Margene Adkins played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Henderson County Junior College
Trinity Valley Community College
Trinity Valley Community College is a community college in the state of Texas.TVCC operates four campuses serving the Texas counties of Anderson, Henderson, and Kaufman, southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex:...
in Athens, Texas
Athens, Texas
Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,710. It is the county seat of Henderson County. According to the Texas Legislature, Athens is the "Original Home of the Hamburger"...
.
Rough Rider
While still a teenager, he joined the Ottawa Rough RidersOttawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a...
of the Canadian Football League as a wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
. He was part of one of the great teams in League history that included stars such as Russ Jackson
Russ Jackson
Russell Stanley "Russ" Jackson, OC is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. Jackson spent his entire 12-year professional football career with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League...
, Ron Stewart
Ron Stewart (football player)
Ronald L. Stewart is a former Canadian running back for Queen's University and the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.-Rough Rider career:...
, Whit Tucker
Whit Tucker
-High school and college:Tucker was an all star high school athlete in Windsor, Ontario. He received a track scholarship to the University of Southern California upon graduation, but ultimately decided to attend the University of Western Ontario, where he was a three sport standout.-Ottawa Rough...
, Vic Washington
Vic Washington
Victor Arnold Washington is a former American football running back/safety...
and Bo Scott
Bo Scott
Bo Scott is a former running back for the Cleveland Browns American football team in the National Football League. He also played for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League, where he was named a CFL all-star and helped the team to the 1968 Grey Cup championship...
. In 1969, Adkins was voted to the CFL All-Star
All-star
All-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...
team after setting a regular season record for the highest average gain per pass reception at 25.0 yards, a record that stood for twenty-eight years (broken by Milt Stegall
Milt Stegall
Milton Eugene Stegall is a retired professional gridiron football player who played 17 years of professional football, three years in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals and 14 years in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Stegall was an All-Star...
). He was part of both Ottawa's Grey Cup winning teams in 1968
56th Grey Cup
56th Grey Cup was played November 30, 1968, and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24 to 21 before 32,655 fans at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium...
and 1969
57th Grey Cup
57th Grey Cup, the Canadian Football League's championship game, was played November 30, 1969 and the Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 to 11 before 33,172 fans at Montreal's Autostade.-Box Score:First Quarter...
, catching an important TD pass in the 1968 game when the Rough Riders defeated the Calgary Stampeders 24-21.
NFL
Adkins was drafted in the second round of the 1970 NFL Draft1970 NFL Draft
The 1970 National Football League Draft was held on January 27–28, 1970.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:-Round eight:-Round nine:-Round ten:...
by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
. He joined the Cowboys for the 1970 season but with star wide receivers such as Lance Alworth
Lance Alworth
Lance Dwight Alworth is a former American collegiate and Professional Football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
and Bob Hayes
Bob Hayes
Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes was an Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. An American track and field athlete, he was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and football at Florida A&M University...
, the Cowboys used Adkins primarily as a punt
Punt returner
Punt returner is a position on special teams in American football.-Description:The role of a punt returner is to catch the ball after it is punted and to give his team good field position by returning it. Before catching the punted ball, the returner must assess the situation on the field while...
and kick returner
Kick returner
In American and Canadian football, a kick returner is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the...
during his two seasons with the team. He was part of the Cowboys' Super Bowl VI
Super Bowl VI
Super Bowl VI was an American football game played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1971 regular season...
championship team in 1971 and the following year he went to the New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
where he led the team in kickoff returns with 1,020 yards and a 23.7 average carry. Injuries hampered his career and he played his final NFL season in 1973 with the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. In 1975 he joined the Chicago Winds
Chicago Winds
The Chicago Winds was the World Football League's ill-fated 1975 successor to the Chicago Fire. The team was named the Winds because Chicago was nicknamed "The Windy City." The Winds played at Soldier Field and was assigned to the WFL's Western Division for 1975 .-Pursuit of Joe...
of the World Football League
World Football League
The World Football League was a short-lived gridiron football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. Although the league's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team – the Hawaiians – in Honolulu, Hawaii. The...
catching 12 passes for 130 and one touchdown. The Winds folded during the 1975 WFL season finishing 1-4. Adkins was selected by the San Antonio Wings
San Antonio Wings
The San Antonio Wings was an American Football team that played in the World Football League in 1974 and 1975. The team started as the Florida Blazers in 1974, then moved to San Antonio in 1975 and became the San Antonio Wings.-Florida Blazers :...
in the Chicago Winds dispersal draft, but he did not play for the Wings.
Post-football
Adkins is working as a firefighterFirefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
in his hometown of Fort Worth.