He served for two years as an officer in the United States Navy and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree in 1975 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
The semi-parodic paper was thoroughly footnoted to show how the rule was needed in an era in which unseemly behavior was taking place that would not have been accepted in the sport's earlier gentlemanly age.
After retiring in September 2008, he accepted a one-year assignment as the acting director of the continuing education program of the Alaska Bar Association.
[2] Stevens wrote numerous articles during his legal career, including work for The Philadelphia Lawyer, but none achieved the renown of his Infield Fly Rule note.
[2] A resident of Narberth, Pennsylvania, Stevens died at age 60 on December 8, 2008, of a heart attack while working in Anchorage, Alaska.