Vaughn Stewart
Encyclopedia
Vaughn Morton Stewart, a native of Anniston, Alabama
, was a collegiate and professional football player.
. 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
. 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. He played one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and nine games for the re-named Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 before leaving the NFL.
was founded in 1989 thanks to his efforts. Stewart himself was inducted into the hall of fame in 1990. He died in 1992 in Huntsville, Alabama
.
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
, was a collegiate and professional football player.
Football career
Stewart was named to the All-State team while playing at Anniston High SchoolAnniston City Schools
Anniston City Schools is a school district serving the city of Anniston, Alabama.It includes the following schools:*Anniston High School*Anniston Middle School*Cobb Elementary*Constantine Elementary*Golden Springs Elementary*Randolph Park Elementary...
. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
where he was named was honorable mention, All-SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
on the sophomore selection. Stewart played on the 1941 Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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National Championship team. At just 165 pounds, he was the smallest center
Center (American football)
Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
to ever play football at Alabama.
In 1943 he was selected as a center by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played nine games in 1943 for Chicago as a center and a linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)
The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...
before the last game of the season. He played one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and nine games for the re-named Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 before leaving the NFL.
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 CountyMadison County, Alabama
Madison County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is a major part of the Huntsville Metropolitan Area.It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America, and the...
was founded in 1989 thanks to his efforts. Stewart himself was inducted into the hall of fame in 1990. He died in 1992 in Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
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