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| Positions | Offensive tackle •Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 4, 1951 High Prairie,Alberta, Canada |
| Died | March 19, 2007(2007-03-19) (aged 55) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Career information | |
| College | Drake |
| NFL draft | 1974: 4th round, 104th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1974–1975 | Memphis Southmen |
| 1975–1988 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Awards and highlights | |
Bill Stevenson (June 4, 1951 – March 19, 2007) was aCanadian Football League (CFL) player with theEdmonton Eskimos. After playingcollege football atDrake University, he was drafted by the NFL'sMiami Dolphins and played in theWorld Football League (WFL) with theMemphis Southmen for two seasons, followed by a 14-year CFL career with the Eskimos, the first three as adefensive lineman and the remainder as anoffensive lineman. He was named CFL All-Star 2 times and was a part of a CFL record sevenGrey Cup championship teams with the Eskimos.
After his playing career ended, Stevenson struggled in his business and personal life, suffered through bankruptcy and divorce, and was forced to take refuge in shelters for the homeless. He died in 2007 in an accident when he slipped and fell backwards down the stairs in his mother's home in Edmonton.[1]
On November 19, 2008, theCBC Television showThe Fifth Estate suggested that Stevenson, who went through years of alcohol abuse and destitution, enduring the effects of years of unreported head injuries from playing professional football. TeammatesYork Hentschel andDavid Boone are believed to have had the same injuries.[2]
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