Mark Stewart (American football)

Mark Anthony Stewart. (born October 13, 1959)[1] is an American football coach and former player. A first-team All-American at outside linebacker, Stewart was one of the top defensive players to step on the gridiron at the University of Washington. In 1982, he set school records for quarterback sacks in a game with five against UCLA and fumbles caused in a season with five. A native of San Jose, California, Stewart registered the third-most solo tackles in a single game with 15 against the Bruins and his ten sacks that season ranks fifth in the school record books. Stewart was an academic all-district and academic all-Pac-10 selection as a senior as well as a team captain. He was drafted in the fifth round (127th overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft,[2] and played linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings for two years, where he appeared in four games.[3]

Mark Stewart
No. 95
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1959-10-13) October 13, 1959
Palo Alto, California
Career information
College:Washington
NFL Draft:1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 127
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Player stats at NFL.com

In 2000, he took over the Meadowdale High School football team, which was winless the previous season. Under his leadership, the Meadowdale team went to state in 2007, the first time since 1979. He has also coached at Mercer Island High School, Renton High School, Garfield High School, Highline High School and Western Washington University. He currently coaches football for Mariner High School in Everett, Washington.

On November 14, 2008, Mark Stewart was inducted into the University of Washington Football Hall of Fame.[4]

See also

References
  1. "NFL.com player page". nfl.com. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  2. "1983 NFL Draft". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  3. "databasefootball.com player page". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
  4. "GoHuskies.com". gohuskies.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
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