Mark Stewart (American football) explained

Mark Stewart
Birth Date:13 October 1959
Birth Place:Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:230
High School:Camden (San Jose, California)
College:Washington
Draftyear:1983
Draftround:5
Draftpick:127
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Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:4
Pfr:StewMa20

Mark Anthony Stewart. (born October 13, 1959)[1] is an American football coach and former linebacker. He played college football at Washington from 1979 to 1982. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons from 1983 to 1984 for the Minnesota Vikings.

Playing career

A native of San Jose, California, Camden High School, sprinter 9.6 (100yd), 1977 Central Coast Section 220yd champion (21.6). A first-team All-American at outside linebacker, Stewart was one of the top defensive players to step on the gridiron at the University of Washington. In 1982, he set school records for quarterback sacks in a game with five against UCLA and fumbles caused in a season with five. Stewart registered the third-most solo tackles in a single game with 15 against the Bruins and his ten sacks that season ranks fifth in the school record books. Stewart was an academic all-district and academic all-Pac-10 selection as a senior as well as a team captain. He was drafted in the fifth round (127th overall) of the 1983 NFL draft,[2] and played linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings for two years, where he appeared in four games.[3]

Coaching career

In 2000, he took over the Meadowdale High School football team, which was winless the previous season. Under his leadership, the Meadowdale team went to the Washington State High School playoffs in 2007, the first time since 1979. He has also coached at Mercer Island High School, Renton High School, Garfield High School, Highline High School, and Mariner High School, and Western Washington University. He currently coaches football for Everett High School in Everett, Washington.

On November 14, 2008, Mark Stewart was inducted into the University of Washington Football Hall of Fame.[4]

In 2022 he became the running backs coach for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). On March 15, 2023, the Panthers announced that Stewart would not return as the running backs coach for the 2023 season.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFL.com player page . May 20, 2008 . nfl.com .
  2. Web site: 1983 NFL Draft . May 20, 2008 . databasefootball.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080327012828/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1983&lg=NFL . March 27, 2008 .
  3. Web site: databasefootball.com player page . May 20, 2008 . databasefootball.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060922152954/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEWAMAR01 . September 22, 2006 .
  4. Web site: GoHuskies.com . June 15, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610015452/http://gohuskies.cstv.com/genrel/053008aac.html . June 10, 2008 .
  5. USFLPanthers . Presenting our coaching staff for the 2023 season . 1636054183890518016 . March 15, 2023 . March 15, 2023.