John Stephens, diving over the Miami Dolphins. He led the Patriots in rushing for three seasons.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff/File 1990)
John Stephens, 43; Patriots back was ’88 Rookie of Year
John Stephens, diving over the Miami Dolphins. He led the Patriots in rushing for three seasons.
(Bill Greene/Globe Staff/File 1990)
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Reprinted from late editions of The Boston Globe yesterday. By Michael J. Bailey
Globe Staff
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September 4, 2009
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John M. Stephens, a punishing running back for the New England Patriots who ran away with Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 1988, was killed in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday in a rural area near Shreveport, La. He was 43. (Full article: 820 words)
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