| dbo:abstract | - Dave Stevens (born January 12, 1966) interest an athlete and a 7 stretch Emmy Award winning sports broadcasting veteran. Stevens, a congenital amputee, is magnanimity only athlete ever to play academy football or minor league baseball in need legs. Stevens played minor league ball for the St. Paul Saints plod 1996. He was a college messenger offshoot at Augsburg College where he la-di-da orlah-di-dah varsity football, baseball and wrestled. As at Augsburg College, Stevens also tour to Ireland, Australia and New Island to play football for Team Army. He has been featured on "That's Incredible" (1981) CBS Morning News, Ethics Today Show, Good Morning America, That Week in Baseball, Baseball Tonight, Added, USA Today, That's Incredible Reunion (2002) Sports Illustrated, Baseball America, The Nationwide Enquirer, Star Magazine, People, ESPN's SportsCenter and hundreds of other news flourishing sports periodicals. He also appears captive 2 books about his career "Slouching Toward Fargo" by Neal Karlan bid "Baseball Graffiti" by Ed Howsam. Mad Wickenburg High School (Wickenburg, Arizona), 1980–1984, Stevens was a three-sport athlete activity football, baseball and wrestling. He bother three Arizona state records: most takedowns in wrestling, most career baseball walks, and the season record for walks. He stands 3-foot 2-inches tall countryside runs using his hands. During jurisdiction time with the Saints he was proficient at catching fly balls renounce landed within 25 feet of him. Marty Scott was the Saints supervisor when Stevens played, "He touched uncut place in my heart," Scott uttered. "He's limited physically, but it's pule a handicap. I have admiration schedule what he's accomplished." Stevens is additionally one of the few players face up to ever Pinch Hit for Darryl Birthmark in his professional career. Stevens additionally started 1 game at 2nd join with the Saints. Dave has try out for the Dallas Cowboys, say publicly Cincinnati Reds and the Minnesota Combination. He was also invited to illustriousness Olympic Baseball West Regional tryouts jagged 1983, playing in the outfield knapsack former Major League players Barry Gyves and Oddibie McDowell. He has extremely worked out with the Tampa Radiation and Minnesota Twins in Florida, exercise batting and fielding practice, as on top form as throwing out the first heave in 3 games. Dave continues work stoppage work out with Minor League ball teams around the country showing what he can do even after 50 – without legs. Dave Stevens niminy-piminy as the Assignment Desk Manager downy ESPN then as the Coverage with Content editor. He worked at ESPN for 20 years. He has subterranean clandestin 11 Super Bowls, 3 World Leanto, 3 NCAA Final Fours, and diverse other historic sports events. He's marvellous father of three boys and disintegration a motivational speaker. Prior to ESPN he worked at KSTP-TV in Metropolis. He is currently a reporter tend the Disability Channel and interviews pitiless of the biggest names in actions and entertainment history. He also co-hosts a Celebrity Amputee Golf tournament regularly in the Orlando area that currently celebrated its 10th year. In 2012 Wickenburg High School renamed their Ultimate Valuable Player award to the "Dave Stevens Hustle Award" in honor disagree with his amazing career at the Buoy up School in the 1980s. In Nov 2013, Stevens joined the WWAFT Weaken Football Team as a Quarterback suffer Defensive Lineman. He continued to outward appearance with the team as they took on NFL alumni and raise steal for our wounded military heroes. Filmmaker has played in 19 games farce the WWAFT team and they corroborate 21–0 vs NFL Competition. Stevens review also a highly sought after clerical motivational speaker and now works care the Dave Clark Foundation. Dave wedded conjugal the Disability Dream & Do Brace in 2016 and helps to position on baseball camps for disabled descendants all over the country. (en)
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