Terence Steward
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Bunnell, Florida | April 10, 1965
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 161 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Flagler Palm Coast (FL) |
College: | Lenoir–Rhyne |
Undrafted: | 1987 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Terence Steward (born April 10, 1965) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Lenoir–Rhyne University.
Early years
Steward attended Flagler Palm Coast High School. As a junior, he was the starting quarterback and received All-conference honors. As a senior, he received All-conference and All-state honors.[1]
College career
He accepted a football scholarship from
As a sophomore in 1984, he led the NAIA with 1,040 receiving yards, while also making 65 catches.[2][3] He had 8 receptions for 179 yards against Guilford College. As a junior in 1985, he posted 75 receptions for 1,052 yards.
As a senior, he broke his own school single-season record, registering 78 receptions for 1,105 receiving yards. He set a Conference and school single-game records with 18 receptions for 266 yards against
.At the time, he finished his college career with 247 receptions (school record and 3rd in NAIA history), 3,631 receiving yards (school record and 1st in NAIA history) and 18 receiving touchdowns (second in school history).[6]
In 1998, he was inducted into the Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Hall of Fame.[7] In 2001, he was inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame.[8]
Professional career
Steward was signed as an
After the
References
- ^ "Football Standout Hopes For Professional Career". The Charlotte Observer. December 10, 1986. p. 10.
- ^ "South Atlantic Conference". The Greenville News. August 18, 1985. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Lenoir-Rhyne's Steward On All-America team". The Charlotte Observer. January 10, 1985. p. 11.
- ^ "Terence Steward Hall of Fame bio". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Regional". The Chapel Hill News. November 11, 1986. p. 2B.
- ^ "NAIA Football Records". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "LR Sports Hall Of Fame". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "SAC Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Colleges". The Charlotte Observer. April 30, 1987. p. 6B.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 1, 1987. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "The 'darkest hour' in Dallas; No SMU; Cowboys on hold". The Times from Shreveport. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ "Who's playing today and for whom". Lakeland Ledger. October 4, 1987.
- ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 15, 2023.