# Terence Steward

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American football player (born 1965)

Terence Steward No. 83 Position Wide receiver Personal information Born (1965-04-10) April 10, 1965 (age 61) Bunnell, Florida, U.S. Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Listed weight 161 lb (73 kg) Career information High school Flagler Palm Coast (FL) College Lenoir–Rhyne (1983–1986) NFL draft 1987: undrafted Career history Dallas Cowboys (1987) Awards and highlights 3× All-SAC (1984, 1985, 1986) 3× NAIA All-American (1984, 1985, 1986)

**Terence Steward** (born April 10, 1965) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) for the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys). He played [college football](/source/College_football) at [Lenoir–Rhyne University](/source/Lenoir%E2%80%93Rhyne_University).

## Early years

Steward attended [Flagler Palm Coast High School](/source/Flagler_Palm_Coast_High_School). As a junior, he was the starting [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) and received All-conference honors. As a senior, he received All-conference and All-state honors.[1]

## College career

He accepted a football scholarship from [Lenoir-Rhyne College](/source/Lenoir-Rhyne_College). As a freshman, he was converted into a [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) and was named a starter, collecting 29 receptions for 434 yards.

As a sophomore in 1984, he led the [NAIA](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics) with 1,040 receiving yards, while also making 65 catches.[2][3] He had 8 receptions for 179 yards against [Guilford College](/source/Guilford_College). As a junior in 1985, he posted 75 receptions for 1,052 yards.

As a senior in 1986, he broke his own school single-season record, registering 78 receptions for 1,105 receiving yards. He set a Conference and school single-game records with 18 receptions for 266 yards against [Mars Hill College](/source/Mars_Hill_College).[4][5] He also made 9 receptions for 180 yards against [Davidson College](/source/Davidson_College).

At the time, he finished his college career with 247 receptions (school record and 3rd in [NAIA](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics) history), 3,631 receiving yards (school record and 1st in [NAIA](/source/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics) history) and 18 receiving touchdowns (second in school history).[6]

In 1998, he was inducted into the Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Hall of Fame.[7] In 2001, he was inducted into the [South Atlantic Conference](/source/South_Atlantic_Conference) Hall of Fame.[8]

## Professional career

Steward was signed as an [undrafted free agent](/source/Undrafted_free_agent) by the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) after the [1987 NFL draft](/source/1987_NFL_draft) on April 29.[9] He was waived on August 31.[10]

After the [NFLPA](/source/NFLPA) strike was declared on the third week of the [1987 season](/source/1987_NFL_season), Steward was re-signed to be a part of the [Dallas Cowboys](/source/Dallas_Cowboys) replacement team.[11][12] He was a third-string [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) in the first 2 replacement games. He suffered a knee injury while practicing for the third game and chose to rehabilitate instead of surgery. In October, he was placed on the [injured reserve list](/source/Injured_reserve_list) and was not re-signed at the end of the season.[13]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "Football Standout Hopes For Professional Career". *The Charlotte Observer*. December 10, 1986. p. 10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["South Atlantic Conference"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/190672706/). *The Greenville News*. August 18, 1985. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Lenoir-Rhyne's Steward On All-America team". *The Charlotte Observer*. January 10, 1985. p. 11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Terence Steward Hall of Fame bio"](https://lrbears.com/hof.aspx?hof=133). Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Regional". *The Chapel Hill News*. November 11, 1986. p. 2B.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["NAIA Football Records"](https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2005-06/releases/20050912filcs). September 12, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["LR Sports Hall Of Fame"](https://lrbears.com/news/2009/1/1/ID_6_131249098050639556_131249098050639556.aspx?path=anews). January 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["SAC Hall of Fame"](https://thesac.com/about/halloffame?dec=printer-decoratorTodd). Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "Colleges". *The Charlotte Observer*. April 30, 1987. p. 6B.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Transactions"](https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/01/sports/transactions-606387.html). *The New York Times*. September 1, 1987. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["The 'darkest hour' in Dallas; No SMU; Cowboys on hold"](https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/211478371/). *The Times from Shreveport*. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** "Who's playing today and for whom". *Lakeland Ledger*. October 4, 1987.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Lenoir–Rhyne Hall of Fame"](https://lrbears.com/honors/hall-of-fame/terence-steward/133). Retrieved February 15, 2023.

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