Steve Stonebreaker

American football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican football player
PlacesUnited States of America
wasAmerican football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth28 October 1938
Death28 March 1995 (aged 56 years)
The details

Biography

Thornton Steve Stonebreaker (October 28, 1938 – March 28, 1995) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Minnesota Vikings (1962–1963), the Baltimore Colts (1964–1966), and the New Orleans Saints (1967–1968). Son Mike also played in the NFL.
Stonbreaker played all 14 games throughout his career except for 1966 and 1967 when he played only 4 and 10 games, respectively. He played in the 1964 NFL championship game as a member of the 12-2 Colts but lost 27-0 to Cleveland.
Stonebreaker committed suicide on March 28, 1995 by subjecting himself to carbon monoxide poisoning from a car exhaust.

Video clips

There is a video montage of his play as a linebacker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x0ZLk6PnXs

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