Terry Allan Stieve (born March 10, 1954) is an American former professional
football
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player who was an
offensive lineman
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in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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for the
Wisconsin Badgers
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and was selected in the
1976 NFL draft
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The draft lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two ...
by the
New Orleans Saints
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. He played for the Saints from 1976 to 1977 and for the
St. Louis Cardinals
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from 1978 to 1979 and from 1981 to 1984.
Stieve missed the entire 1980 season due to a knee injury.
References
1954 births
Living people
American football offensive guards
Wisconsin Badgers football players
New Orleans Saints players
St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
People from Baraboo, Wisconsin
Players of American football from Wisconsin
20th-century American sportsmen
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