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Steve Fitzhugh (born January 28, 1963, in
Akron, Ohio Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metr ...
) is an American former professional
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player who was a
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with the
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of the
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(NFL). He began as a
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all-star, becoming one of the top five sprinters in the country. Fitzhugh attended
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in
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. There he was a highly touted football player and track star. He was highly recruited and selected Miami University on a full
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to play football. There he was the captain of the football and track teams his senior year. Known as an "intimidating hitter", he was recruited by the NFL. He signed with the Denver Broncos in 1986. He was sidelined by a shoulder injury after two years in the league. He is now an
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,
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and motivational speaker spending much of his time as a professional communicator, with teenagers about drugs, alcohol, and right choices. He travels around the nation and abroad as a guest speaker for a variety of venues including schools, colleges professional athletic teams, corporations, and penal institutions. Fitzhugh partnered with Ricky Bolden and Lon Solomon in co-founding The House, DC, three former crack houses transformed into an after-school youth center which services the under served population of Anacostia, Southeast Washington, DC. Fitzhugh is also the national spokesperson for the
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'OneWay2Play-Drug Free' program. He has also been to Jacksonville Illinois and told his life story about drugs.


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1963 births Living people Players of American football from Akron, Ohio American football safeties Denver Broncos players People from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Players of American football from Summit County, Ohio 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1960s-stub