Education
Stover was raised in Oilton, Oklahoma and Vidaway, Oklahoma, and attended a military high school in Claremore, Oklahoma.
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Stewart Stover
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Career
He played football at Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he was later elected to first class of the school"s hall of fame in 1978. When he was signed in 1960 as an original Dallas Texan in the American Football League, head coach Hank Stram converted him to a top linebacker with excellent reflexes. After his football career, he moved to Lafayette, Louisiana.
Achievements
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He played for the Texans in their classic double-overtime victory over the two-time defending American Federation of Labor-Congress Champion Houston Oilers in 1962, and for the Kansas City Chiefs when they won the 1966 American Federation of Labor-Congress title, once again over a two-time defending American Federation of Labor-Congress Champion, this time the Buffalo Bills, and played in the first American Federation of Labor-Congress-NFL World Championship game. After leaving the Chiefs following the 1966 American Federation of Labor-Congress season, Stover played for the Canadian Football League"s Hamilton Tiger-Cats, winning the Grey Cup with them in 1967.
