Tyronne Stowe

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Tyronne Stowe
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1965-05-30) May 30, 1965 (age 58)
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Passaic
College: Rutgers
Undrafted: 1987
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Tyronne Kevin Stowe (born May 30, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Stowe was born and raised in Passaic, New Jersey and played scholastically at Passaic High School. [1] He played college football at Rutgers University, [2] [3] where he was honored by Football News as a third-team All-American as a senior. [4]

Stowe signed with the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent, but was cut at the end of the preseason. [5] He then joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as a replacement player during the 1987 NFLPA strike. [5]

After the strike, the Steelers added him to their regular-season roster, and he remained with them for four years (1987-1990). He followed that with three seasons for the Phoenix Cardinals (1991-1993), and finished his career with stints in Washington (1994) and Seattle (1995-1996). [6] He spent the 1996 season on the injured reserve list.

As of 2007, Stowe was working as a pastor in Chandler, Arizona. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tyronne Stowe Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ Tyronne Stowe Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine , databaseFootball.com. Accessed February 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Tyronne Stowe Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "All-America News: Football News". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 23, 1986. p. 14D – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. 1 2 "Locals report to NFL". The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ). September 24, 1987. p. C-4 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. ↑ "Tyronne Stowe Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Meet Pastor Stowe". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
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