Early Life
Stingley was born to Hilda M. Stingley and raised on Chicago's West Side. He was a standout running back at John Marshall High School. He was offered and accepted a football scholarship to Purdue University, where he was converted into a wide receiver. He was a first-round draft pick of the New England Patriots in 1973, along with John Hannah of the University of Alabama and Sam Cunningham of the University of Southern California.
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