Stephen Hutchinson is a former professional
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American football
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running back
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for the
London Monarchs
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and the
Scottish Claymores
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during the
NFL Europe
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era. Hutchinson played seven seasons from 1990 to 1999 in the British American Football League
BAFL
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. He played for the London Gators, Rockets and
London Olympians
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helping the Olympions win the 1994
Eurobowl
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championship. Hutchinson was named the game MVP.
Hutchinson signed a contract in 1995 with the London Monarchs in the World League of American Football
WLAF later to be known as
NFL Europe
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. Hutchinson also played professionally in 2000 in the
German Football League
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Hamburg Blue Devils
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before returning to NFL Europe until he retired in 2003.
Hutchinson made a comeback back to the
BAFL
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in 2007 and 2008 to the
London Blitz
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as a player/coach, coaching the RB's, and Special Teams. Hutchinson helped the team on and off the field to win the Brit Bowl championship that year.
Career
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London Gators
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BAFL
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(1990-1992)
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London Rockets
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BAFL
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(1993)
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London Olympians
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BAFL
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(1994-1999)
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London Monarchs
The London Monarchs were a professional American football team in NFL Europe and its predecessor league, the World League of American Football (WLAF). The Monarchs played their final season in 1998 as the England Monarchs. In 1999, they were re ...
WLAF (1995-1996)
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Hamburg Blue Devils
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GFL (2000)
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Scottish Claymores
The Scottish Claymores, were an American football team based in Scotland. The franchise played in the World League of American Football (later renamed NFL Europe) between 1995 and 2004, initially playing all home games at Murrayfield Stadium, ...
NFL Europe
NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa) was a professional American football league that functioned as the List of developmental and minor sports leagues, developmental minor league of the Nati ...
(2001-2003)
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London Blitz
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BAFL
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(2007-2008)
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London Olympians
The London Olympians are an American football team based in Greenwich, London, England
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BAFL
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(2017-2019) RB Coach & Assistant OC
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BAFA Hall Of Fame Inaugural Induction
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(Class of 2021)
In August 2014 he co-founded and launched
Rosterbase.com with Hal Saleh. Rosterbase.com is a virtual sports community that enables sports enthusiasts to interact via video conferencing, chat rooms and social networking. The platform allows Live Chat between sports fans, players, coaches, GMs and agents, discuss the latest game news. Share video and create highlight reels.
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Living people
American football running backs
London Monarchs players
Scottish Claymores players
British American Football League players
English players of American football
Players of American football from London
Year of birth missing (living people)
American expatriate players of American football