Louis Edmund Stephens (May 10, 1930 – April 6, 2003) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was a member of the famous 1951 San Francisco Dons who went undefeated (9-0) but were denied an invitation to the Orange Bowl because they refused to not include their two African-American star players: Ollie Matson and Burl Toler. The squad had ten future NFL players, five future NFL Pro-Bowlers, and three future NFL Hall of Famers - a record for a single college team.
Drafted in the 23rd round (267th pick) by the Chicago Cardinals in 1952, he started for the Washington Redskins from 1955 through 1960. He was given the game ball against the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 19th, 1958. Other honors included, 1955 - Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL at Right Guard, and 1956 - Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL at Left Guard.
After professional football he was and assistant coach for the University of Notre Dame during the 1961 and 1962 seasons.
| Persondata | |
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| Name | Stephens, Red |
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| Short description | Player of American football |
| Date of birth | May 10, 1930 |
| Place of birth | Denver, Colorado |
| Date of death | April 6, 2003 |
| Place of death | Placitas, New Mexico |
Famous quotes containing the words red and/or stephens:
“What art can paint or gild any object in afterlife with the glow which Nature gives to the first baubles of childhood. St. Peter’s cannot have the magical power over us that the red and gold covers of our first picture-book possessed. How the imagination cleaves to the warm glories of that tinsel even now! What entertainments make every day bright and short for the fine freshman!”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“straightway like a bell
Came low and clear
The slow, sad murmur of the distant seas,”
—James Kenneth Stephens (1882–1950)