| Dwight Stephenson | |
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| Position(s): Center |
Jersey #(s): 57 |
| Born: November 20, 1957 Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
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| Career Information | |
| Year(s): 1980–1987 | |
| NFL Draft: 1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48 | |
| College: Alabama | |
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| Career Stats | |
| Games played | 114 |
| Games started | 87 |
| Fumble Recoveries | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Career Highlights and Awards | |
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| Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
Dwight Eugene Stephenson (born November 20, 1957, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is a former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 1998. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Murfreesboro is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1980 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure was known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The 1980 NFL season was the 61st Regular season of the National Football League. The 1987 NFL season was the 68th Regular season of the National Football League. Fumblespng|300px|right|thumb|The rate of fumbles by running backs in the NFL has decreased steadily since the AFL-NFL merger. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL The 1984 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 29, 1984 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1985 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on January 27, 1985 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1986 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 2, 1986 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1987 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 1, 1987 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. The 1988 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 7, 1988 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu Hawaii. All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Walter Payton Man of the Year award is given annually by the National Football League honoring a player's volunteer and charity work as well as his excellence Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Murfreesboro is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL He played from 1980 until 1987, when his left knee sustained an injury in a play involving New York Jets Marty Lyons and Joe Klecko. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Martin A Lyons (born January 15, 1957) is a former American Football Defensive tackle who played his entire eleven year career from 1979 to Joseph Edward Klecko (born October 15, 1953 in Chester Pennsylvania) is a former American football player as a defensive lineman
Stephenson was an All-American at the University of Alabama, under coach Bear Bryant. An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for Bryant called Stephenson the best player he ever coached, regardless of position. He was drafted by Don Shula and the Dolphins in the second round of the 1980 draft. Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio) is an American former professional football coach The 1980 National Football League Draft amateur college selection procedure was known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting The 6'2, 255 pound center would eventually become regarded by many as the best center of all time, but was used on special teams only until late in the 1981 season, when Mark Dennard was injured. Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time The 1981 NFL season was the 62nd Regular season of the National Football League.
With the exceptionally explosive Stephenson as offensive captain, the Dolphins offensive line gave up the least sacks in the National Football League for a record 6 straight seasons, from 1982-1987, which doubled the length of the previous record. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. After he left, the Dolphins' line would continue to protect the pocket superbly, extending the record to 9 straight seasons.
Stephenson was voted as an All-Pro five consecutive times from 1983-1987. He was selected to play on five Pro Bowl squads over the same span. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL He started at center in the AFC Championship Game three times, in 1982, 1984, and 1985. The American Football Conference Championship Game, otherwise known as AFC Championship Game, is one of the two Semi-final matches of the National Football League The NFL playoffs following the 1982 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XVII. The NFL playoffs following the 1984 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XIX. The NFL playoffs following the 1985 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XX. He was the starting center in the last two Dolphin Super Bowl appearances:Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XVII. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Super Bowl XIX was an American football game played on January 20, 1985 at Stanford Stadium, on the campus of Stanford University Super Bowl XVII was an American football game played on January 30, 1983 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the In 1985, Dwight was the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. The Walter Payton Man of the Year award is given annually by the National Football League honoring a player's volunteer and charity work as well as his excellence In 2005 he was named the Walter Camp Man of the Year. The Walter Camp Man of the Year is one of seven awards given annually by the Walter Camp foundation
Despite the brevity of his career, in 1999, he was ranked number 84 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Also, in 1999, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a sports hall of fame located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
His son, Dwight Jr. was a linebacker and defensive lineman at the University of Notre Dame from 2003-2007. This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. A defensive lineman is any of the down positions on the defensive side of Canadian and American football. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member profile
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