Stover finished in third place in the NCAAshot put competition in 1979. In 1980, while attending the University of Oregon, he was named Pac-10 champion shot putter. With record-breaking statistics, Stover made it to the 1980 Olympic trials. However, as a result of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott by the United States (held that year in Moscow), he never had the opportunity to compete.[2]
Stover had a great eagerness to play professional football, and earned a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers shortly after they won Super Bowl XVI. He was signed by the 49ers, but played sparingly during his first few seasons. In 1984, he was named the team's starting left end, but a knee injury during the first regular season match against the Detroit Lions caused him to miss several games. In 1985, he finally played a full, healthy season in a starting role, and registered 10 sacks. In 1986, in 15 games, he registered 11 sacks.
Stover remained a free agent through all of training camp and preseason in 1987 (in the midst of talk of a possible strike by the players), but signed before the season began. However, this proved to be a turning point in his career, as he in poor physical condition and posted only 3.5 sacks. In 1988, he failed to register even half a sack for the first time in his career, but still was able to play in the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals. He retired following the season and now owns the Chico Sports Club in Chico, California. He became interested in medicine and rehabilitation largely because he was plagued by injuries in his own career.
Playing styleedit
He was capable of simply overpowering opposing linemen. He could play defensive end in the 3-4 and defensive tackle in the 4-3, and regardless of where he played, he would simply try to run over his opponents rather than beat them with speed. In 1984, Bill Walsh called him his "most consistent defensive player."
jeff, stover, jeffrey, owen, stover, born, 1958, corning, california, retired, defensive, lineman, francisco, 49ers, american, football, team, during, 1980s, contents, history, playing, style, other, sources, referenceshistory, editstover, finished, third, pla. Jeffrey Owen Stover born May 22 1958 in Corning California 1 is a retired defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers American football team during the 1980s Contents 1 History 2 Playing style 3 Other sources 4 ReferencesHistory editStover finished in third place in the NCAA shot put competition in 1979 In 1980 while attending the University of Oregon he was named Pac 10 champion shot putter With record breaking statistics Stover made it to the 1980 Olympic trials However as a result of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott by the United States held that year in Moscow he never had the opportunity to compete 2 Stover had a great eagerness to play professional football and earned a tryout with the San Francisco 49ers shortly after they won Super Bowl XVI He was signed by the 49ers but played sparingly during his first few seasons In 1984 he was named the team s starting left end but a knee injury during the first regular season match against the Detroit Lions caused him to miss several games In 1985 he finally played a full healthy season in a starting role and registered 10 sacks In 1986 in 15 games he registered 11 sacks He is one of only seven 49ers defensive linemen along with Dwaine Board Charles Haley Dana Stubblefield Chris Doleman Roy Barker and Bryant Young to register 10 or more sacks more than once during their tenure with the team since the statistic started being recorded in 1982 Stover remained a free agent through all of training camp and preseason in 1987 in the midst of talk of a possible strike by the players but signed before the season began However this proved to be a turning point in his career as he in poor physical condition and posted only 3 5 sacks In 1988 he failed to register even half a sack for the first time in his career but still was able to play in the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals He retired following the season and now owns the Chico Sports Club in Chico California He became interested in medicine and rehabilitation largely because he was plagued by injuries in his own career Playing style editHe was capable of simply overpowering opposing linemen He could play defensive end in the 3 4 and defensive tackle in the 4 3 and regardless of where he played he would simply try to run over his opponents rather than beat them with speed In 1984 Bill Walsh called him his most consistent defensive player Other sources editJeff Stover s Football ReferenceReferences edit Jeff Stover Stats Height Weight Position Draft College Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 12 30 Craig Roger Walsh Bill et al 2004 Roger Craig s Tales from the San Francisco 49ers Sideline Sports Publishing LLC p 77 ISBN 1 58261 307 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Stover amp oldid 1192695812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
