[1] At 6 feet 1 inch and 215 pounds, he played college football for the Northwestern State Demons in Louisiana.
Stephens played in six NFL seasons from 1988 to 1993 for the Patriots, the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
As a rookie for the Patriots during the 1988 NFL season, Stephens rushed for 1,168 yards and was selected to his only Pro Bowl.
Their daughter Sloane Stephens, born in 1993, is a professional tennis player who won the 2017 US Open women's singles title.
[5] That charge was still pending when Stephens was killed in a car accident in Keithville, Louisiana on September 1, 2009.