re: The worst first-round pick from each SEC school in the NFL draft (Gridiron Now article)

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Arkansas

K Steve Little
The particulars: Drafted 15th in 1978 by the St. Louis Cardinals
The skinny: Little is one of just four kickers ever drafted in the first round. He kicked a 67-yard field goal at Arkansas in 1977, a distance that remains an NCAA record. But he was just 13-of-27 on field goals in three NFL seasons (including just 7-of-20 from 30 yards or more), and was so erratic as a rookie that he only punted that season. He was cut six games in the 1980 season, and he was involved in a car accident that left him a quadriplegic a few hours after he was cut.


Wow, talk about a bad turn of events

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Do any Arkansas fans know if there was a connection? Maybe he was driving angry or upset or under the influence? Wiki just says he was "involved" in a high-speed single car accident,which meant he could have been the driver or a passenger. Poor guy passed at age 43. One assumes it was related to his condition