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}}'''Vaughn Morton Stewart''', (born January 16, 1919<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEWAVAU01 "Vaughn Stewart"] at DatabaseFootball.com</ref> - died December 18, 1992<ref>[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]</ref>) a native of [[Anniston, Alabama]], was a collegiate and professional football player.
}}'''Vaughn Morton Stewart''', (January 16, 1919<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEWAVAU01 "Vaughn Stewart"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930024556/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEWAVAU01 |date=September 30, 2007 }} at DatabaseFootball.com</ref> — December 18, 1992<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ |title=Social Security Death Index |access-date=December 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127100448/http://searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ssdi.html |archive-date=November 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) a native of [[Anniston, Alabama]], was a collegiate and professional football player.


==Football career==
==Football career==
Stewart was named to the All-State team while playing at [[Anniston City Schools|Anniston High School]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Alabama]] where he was named was honorable mention, All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] on the sophomore selection. Stewart played on the 1941 [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Crimson Tide]] National Championship team. At just 165 pounds, he was the smallest [[Center (American football)|center]] to ever play football at Alabama.<ref name="hof1" />
Stewart was named to the All-State team while playing at [[Anniston City Schools|Anniston High School]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Alabama]] where he was named was honorable mention, All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] on the sophomore selection. Stewart played on the 1941 [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Crimson Tide]] National Championship team. At just 165 pounds, he was the smallest [[Center (American football)|center]] to ever play football at Alabama.<ref name="hof1" />


In 1943 he was selected as a center by the [[Chicago Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League]].<ref>[http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8000/files/football/records/NFL/55-57.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8000 "The NFL Draft"], ''Alabama Football 2006''</ref>. He played nine games in 1943 for Chicago as a center and a [[linebacker]] before being traded to the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] before the last game of the season.<ref>[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/02450042 "Vaughn Stewart"], ''Football @ JT-SW.com''</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/stats.nsf/Annual/1944-brk "1944 Brooklyn Tigers Stats"], ''Football @ JT-SW.com''</ref>
In 1943 he was selected as a center by the [[Chicago Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League]].<ref>[http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8000/files/football/records/NFL/55-57.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8000 "The NFL Draft"], ''Alabama Football 2006''</ref> He played nine games in 1943 for Chicago as a center and a [[linebacker]] before being traded to the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] before the last game of the season.<ref>[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/players.nsf/ID/02450042 "Vaughn Stewart"], ''Football @ JT-SW.com''</ref> He played one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and nine games for the renamed [[Brooklyn Tigers]] in 1944 before leaving the NFL.<ref>[http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/stats.nsf/Annual/1944-brk "1944 Brooklyn Tigers Stats"], ''Football @ JT-SW.com''</ref>


==After football==
==After football==
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* Bear Bryant Museum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
* Bear Bryant Museum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Latest revision as of 17:10, 3 October 2024

This article is about the American football player. For the Maryland politician, see Vaughn Stewart (politician).

Vaughn Morton Stewart
Date of birth(1919-01-16)January 16, 1919
Place of birthAnniston, Alabama, U.S.
Date of deathDecember 18, 1992(1992-12-18) (aged 73)
Place of deathHuntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Center / Linebacker
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
US collegeUniversity of Alabama
Career history
As player
1943Chicago Cardinals
1943Brooklyn Dodgers
1944Brooklyn Tigers
Career stats

Vaughn Morton Stewart, (January 16, 1919[1] — December 18, 1992[2]) a native of Anniston, Alabama, was a collegiate and professional football player.

Football career

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Stewart was named to the All-State team while playing at Anniston High School. 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.[3]

In 1943 he was selected as a center by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.[4] 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.[5] He played one game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and nine games for the renamed Brooklyn Tigers in 1944 before leaving the NFL.[6]

After football

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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 County was founded in 1989 thanks to his efforts.[3] Stewart himself was inducted into the hall of fame in 1990.[7] He died in 1992 in Huntsville, Alabama.

References

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  • Bear Bryant Museum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  1. ^ "Vaughn Stewart" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at DatabaseFootball.com
  2. ^ "Social Security Death Index". Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame site
  4. ^ "The NFL Draft", Alabama Football 2006
  5. ^ "Vaughn Stewart", Football @ JT-SW.com
  6. ^ "1944 Brooklyn Tigers Stats", Football @ JT-SW.com
  7. ^ Huntsville-Madison County Athletic HOF Member page for Vaughn Stewart
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