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Dwight Stephenson

Dwight Eugene Stephenson

Position: C-T
Height: 6-2    Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: November 20, 1957 in Murfreesboro, NC
College: Alabama

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998

5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 1980 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1980 23 MIA 16 0 0 1 0 0
1981 24 MIA c 16 5
1982 25 MIA C 9 9
1983* 26 MIA C 16 16
1984*+ 27 MIA C 16 16 0 1 0 0
1985*+ 28 MIA C 16 16
1986*+ 29 MIA C 16 16 0 1 0 0
1987*+ 30 MIA C 9 9 1 0 0 0
Career 114 87 1 3 0 0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1985 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year

Pro Bowls

1983
1984
1985
1986
1987

1st-team All-Pro

1984
1985
1986
1987

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1983 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1983 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1985 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1985 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1986 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1986 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1987 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1987 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL