Steve Sewell
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Steven Edward Sewell is a former professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player who was selected by the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
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 in the 1st round of the 1985 NFL Draft
1985 NFL Draft
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. A 6'3", 210-lb. running back
Running back
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 from the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
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, Sewell played his entire NFL career for the Broncos from 1985 to 1991. Sewell is now the running-back coach for CSU - Pueblo Thunderwolves in Colorado.

Sewell appeared in 3 Super Bowls for the Broncos
Denver Broncos
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. He threw a 23-yard pass to John Elway
John Elway
John Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...

 in Super Bowl XXII in 1988.

In 1999 Sewell had Fraternal Twins who now live in Centennial, Colorado.

High school years

Sewell attended Riordan High School in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
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 and was a student and a letterman in football.
Steve played two years of Varsity Football at Archbishop Riordan High School, he gained 1723 yards rushing in his career. In his senior year, he gained 1041 yards rushing and scored 10 TDs rushing as he led Riordan to a 8 win and 2 loss season.
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