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Steve Emtman
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Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1970-04-16)April 16, 1970(age 54)
Spokane, Washington,U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:Cheney
(Cheney, Washington)
College:Washington(1988–1991)
NFL draft:1992/ Round: 1 / Pick:1
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games Played:50
Starts:19
Tackles:134
Sacks:8
Interceptions:1
Player stats atPFR

Steven Charles Emtman(born April 16, 1970) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was adefensive endin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theUniversity of Washingtonand wasselected first overallby theIndianapolis Coltsin the1992 NFL draft.He also played for theMiami DolphinsandWashington Redskinsbefore retiring following the 1997 season.

Early life

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Emtman was born inSpokane, Washington,grew up in nearbyCheney,and graduated fromCheney High Schoolin 1988. Lightly recruited, he accepted a football scholarship to theUniversity of WashingtoninSeattleto play for head coachDon James.[1][2]

College career

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He redshirted in 1988, but soon became a star as a sophomore on a resurgent defense in 1990. Washington went 10–2 and won theRose Bowlfor the first time in 9 seasons. He was considered the best overall player on the 1991Huskyundefeated national championship team. A unanimousAll-American,Emtman won theOutland Trophy,Lombardi Award,was theBill Willis Award winnerand theUPI Lineman of the Year.He was also named thePac-10 Defensive Player of the Yearduring his impressive junior year of 1991. He finished fourth in the ballot for theHeisman Trophy.

Emtman finished 1991 with 62 tackles and 20.5 tackles for loss.

He was voted into theCollege Football Hall of Famein 2006.[3]

Professional career

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Emtman decided to forgo his senior year and declared himself eligible for the1992 NFL draft.At 6'4 "and 290 lb (130 kg), he was the first overall pick, selected by theIndianapolis Colts.[4]His most memorable play was the game-sealing 90-yard interception return for a touchdown as time expired in a 31–20 upset win at theMiami Dolphinsin his rookie year, which earned him honors as AFC defensive player of the week.[5]

Emtman's NFL career was marred by injuries. Playing a majority of his games onAstroturf,he finished each of his three seasons with theColtson the injured reserve list. Nine games into his rookie year, he blew out his left knee against the Miami Dolphins.[6]The following season, he tore thepatellar tendonin his right knee,[7]an injury that no previousNFLplayer had ever returned from. In October1994,he beat the odds and made his comebackat homeagainst the team he had grown up following, theSeattle Seahawks.On his first play, he tackledChris Warrenfor a 5-yard loss. However, in the second quarter, heruptured a discin his neck in a collision with a teammate. Emtman continued to play, even though after the game, he could not close his fists due to nerve damage from the injury. He managed to play three more weeks until continuing pain forced him to undergo season-ending surgery.[8]He later played for theMiami DolphinsandWashington Redskins.His playing career ended following the1997 seasonat the age of 27.

NFL career statistics

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Year Team GP Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR
1992 IND 9 0 0 0 3 0 0
1993 IND 5 20 18 2 1 0 0
1994 IND 4 4 3 1 1 0 0
1995 MIA 16 14 10 4 1 0 2
1996 MIA 13 39 31 8 2 2 1
1997 WAS 3 5 4 1 0 0 0
Career[9] 50 82 66 16 8 2 3

Personal life

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Emtman had a cameo appearance as himself in the 1994 feature filmLittle Giants,along withBruce Smith,Tim Brown,Emmitt Smith,andJohn Madden.He also appeared as an uncredited zombie in the TV seriesZ Nation.His son was the zombie baby from the first episode.[10]

Emtman formerly volunteered as the defensive line coach for theaf2'sSpokane Shock.[11]

Emtman now lives inSpokane Valley, Washington,[8]where he is a real estate developer.[8][12]

References

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  1. ^Newnham, Blaine (October 4, 1990)."UW's Emtman Plays 'Til Cows Come Home".The Seattle Times.RetrievedJanuary 6,2022.
  2. ^Landres-Schnur, Zach (May 15, 2007)."Flashback | One-man wrecking crew now real-estate developer".The Seattle Times.RetrievedJanuary 6,2022.
  3. ^Blanchette, John."Emtman paid highest compliment".Spokesman-Review,May 17, 2006, p. C1. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  4. ^"1992 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMay 7,2023.
  5. ^Daily News[Bowling Green, Kentucky]."Emtman honored after interception".October 29, 1992, p. 4-B. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  6. ^Gadsden Times."Emtman to have knee surgery".November 10, 1992, p. D3. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  7. ^Spokesman-Review."'I'm not going to give up'".October 14, 1993, p. C1. Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
  8. ^abcThiel, Art (December 5, 2006). "Ex-UW star Emtman balances personal glory with concerns about Huskies' future".Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  9. ^"Steve Emtman Stats".ESPN Internet Ventures.RetrievedJune 2,2014.
  10. ^Engler, Chris; Scott, Tom Everett./New York Comic Con.New York Comic Con:Syfy.
  11. ^"Coaches: Steve Emtman".Spokane Shock. Archived fromthe originalon August 25, 2012.RetrievedNovember 28,2007.
  12. ^Forde, Pat(November 27, 2007)."Forde-Yard Dash: New reality changes the landscape for coaches".ESPN.RetrievedNovember 28,2007.
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