Vaughn Stewart Explained

Vaughn Morton Stewart
Birth Date:16 January 1919
Birth Place:Anniston, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Position1:Center / Linebacker
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
College:University of Alabama
Playing Years1:1943
Playing Team1:Chicago Cardinals
Playing Years2:1943
Playing Team2:Brooklyn Dodgers
Playing Years3:1944
Playing Team3:Brooklyn Tigers
Nfl:STE811668

Vaughn Morton Stewart, (January 16, 1919[1] — December 18, 1992[2]) a native of Anniston, Alabama, was a collegiate and professional football player.

Football career

Stewart was named to the All-State team while playing at Anniston High School. He played college football for the University of Alabama where he was named was honorable mention, All-SEC on the sophomore selection. Stewart played on the 1941 Crimson Tide National Championship team. At just 165 pounds, he was the smallest center to ever play football at Alabama.

In 1943 he was selected as a center by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.[3] He played nine games in 1943 for Chicago as a center and a linebacker before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers before the last game of the season.[4] He played one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and nine games for the renamed Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 before leaving the NFL.[5]

After football

Stewart was the original co-chairman of the board for the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame. This hall of fame for athletes from Madison County was founded in 1989 thanks to his efforts.[6] Stewart himself was inducted into the hall of fame in 1990.[7] He died in 1992 in Huntsville, Alabama.

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEWAVAU01 "Vaughn Stewart"
  2. Web site: Social Security Death Index . December 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121127100448/http://searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ssdi.html . November 27, 2012 . dead .
  3. http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8000/files/football/records/NFL/55-57.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8000 "The NFL Draft"
  4. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/02450042 "Vaughn Stewart"
  5. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/stats.nsf/Annual/1944-brk "1944 Brooklyn Tigers Stats"
  6. http://www.hmcahof.com/ Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame site
  7. http://www.hmcahof.com/inductee_alphabetical.php?myindex=147 Huntsville-Madison County Athletic HOF Member page for Vaughn Stewart