Stewart Stover

Smokey Stover
	Smokey Stover
Born	August 24, 1938 (age 85); McPherson, Kansas
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Louisiana Monroe
AFL Draft	1960 / Round : Free Agent
Jersey #(s)	35
Career highlights
Honors	* Louisiana Monroe Hall Of Fame American Football League; Champion, 1962 and 1966; Canadian Football League Grey Cup Champion, 1967;
Statistics
	* Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball;
Teams
1960-1962; 1963-1966; 1967	AFL Dallas Texans; AFL Kansas City Chiefs; CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Stewart Lynn "Smokey" Stover (born August 24, 1938) is a former American college fullback and professional football linebacker.

Stover was raised in Oilton, Oklahoma and Vidaway, Oklahoma, and attended a military high school in Claremore, Oklahoma. He played football at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he was later elected to first class of the school's hall of fame in 1978.^[1]^[2]

When he was signed in 1960 as an original Dallas Texan in the American Football League, head coach Hank Stram converted him to a top linebacker with excellent reflexes. He played for the Texans in their classic double-overtime victory over the two-time defending AFL Champion Houston Oilers in 1962, and for the Kansas City Chiefs when they won the 1966 AFL title, once again over a two-time defending AFL Champion, this time the Buffalo Bills, and played in the first AFL-NFL World Championship game. After leaving the Chiefs following the 1966 AFL season, Stover played for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, winning the Grey Cup with them in 1967. After his football career, he moved to Lafayette, Louisiana.^[1]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Jimmie Tramel, "'Smokey' Stover was state's super (bowl) man", Tulsa World, October 10, 2010.
↑ ULM Warhawk Football Records (University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2007), p.105 (accessed October 10, 2010).

External links[]

Stover's 1964 Topps football card

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[Tramel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Jimmie Tramel, "'Smokey' Stover was state's super (bowl) man", Tulsa World, October 10, 2010.

[2] ULM Warhawk Football Records (University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2007), p.105 (accessed October 10, 2010).

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Persondata
Name	Stover, Smokey
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 24, 1938
Place of birth	McPherson, Kansas
Date of death
Place of death

Stewart Stover

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Career highlights
Smokey Stover
Born	(1938-08-24) August 24, 1938 (age 85) McPherson, Kansas
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	Louisiana Monroe
AFL Draft	1960 / Round : Free Agent
Jersey #(s)	35
Honors	* Louisiana Monroe Hall Of Fame American Football League Champion, 1962 and 1966 Canadian Football League Grey Cup Champion, 1967
Statistics
* Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Teams
1960-1962 1963-1966 1967	AFL Dallas Texans AFL Kansas City Chiefs CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats