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Christian Steward

Defensive end (1997–2001) who won three College Bowls, was a three-time Southern Conference Wildcat and was Defensive MVP and club President in 2000–01. Inducted into the club Hall of Fame in 2002.

Christian Steward: feature

College Bowl champion
XII, XIII and XIV[1][2]
1997–98 to 1999–2000
Hurricanes Defensive Player of the Year
2000–01[3][4][5]
Club President
2000–01[1]
Hurricanes Hall of Fame
Founding class, 2002[1][6]

Career with the Hurricanes

  1. 1997–98

    As a rookie (No. 96) he was first-choice right defensive end on the depth chart. He made 37 tackles and four sacks in 11 games, seven of them starts, as the Hurricanes won College Bowl XII, their first national title.[7][8][9][1]

  2. 1998–99

    Part of the defensive front that dominated the 27–6 Southern Conference final win over Cardiff Cobras, and a College Bowl winner for the second time with the 7–3 win over Loughborough Aces.[10][1]

  3. 1999–2000 · 7 November 1999

    Recovered a fumble in the end zone for his first Hurricanes touchdown in a 33–0 win over UEA Pirates. He wrote the club’s match reports throughout the season.[11]

  4. 1999–2000 · 21 November 1999

    Played defensive end and linebacker, making six tackles, and was defensive MVP in a 44–0 win over Leeds Celtics.[12]

  5. 1999–2000 · 20 February 2000

    Made three sacks and was defensive MVP in a 3–0 win at UEA Pirates.[13]

  6. 1999–2000 · March 2000

    Played both ways in the 20–6 College Bowl XIV win over Leicester Lemmings. As backup tight end he made his first catch, which set up Dawid Ostrega’s touchdown. He was one of nine veterans with three College Bowl wins in three seasons.[2][14]

  7. 2000–01

    Club President and Hurricanes Defensive Player of the Year.[1][3][4]

  8. November 2002

    Inducted into the Hall of Fame in its founding class and named at defensive end in the 10th-anniversary All-Time Team. As a member of the alumni committee he helped announce the inductees.[1][15][6][16]

Beyond the Hurricanes

  • Southern Conference Wildcats all-star team, defensive end · 1998–99 and 1999–2000; his Hall of Fame citation counts three selections[4][5][17][1]
  • Colchester Gladiators (senior league) · 2004[18]

In Christian’s words

“We made history and no one can take that away from us.”
Christian Steward, College Bowl XIV match report, 1999–2000[2][14]

Sources for this feature

  1. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/HallofFame.htm
  2. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1999/CollegeBowlXIV.htm
  3. Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), awards.txt: club annual awards, All-College, Wildcats and GB selections, and 1999–2000 and 2000–01 squad lists, compiled by webmaster Neil White (Sep 2002)
  4. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeAccolades.htm
  5. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): All-Time Accolades (2002)
  6. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): "Rookies and Legends" alumni event (2002)
  7. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/1997Roster.htm
  8. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/Depth.htm
  9. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/SeasonStats.htm
  10. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1998/Games/140399RC.htm
  11. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1999/games/pirates@herts.htm
  12. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1999/games/celtics@herts.htm
  13. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1999/games/herts@pirates.htm
  14. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): College Bowl XIV report
  15. Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeTeam.htm
  16. Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), halloverview.txt: Hall of Fame 2002 inductee citations and presenters
  17. Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/news/news.htm
  18. Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): 2004/05 season page (club colours awards)

Honours

Hurricanes Hall of Fame

  • 2002–03 — Hurricanes Hall of Fame, founding class of 2002

Hurricanes All-Time Team

  • DE

All-Star

Club award

  • 2000–01 — Hurricanes Defensive Player of the Year

Photos

Sources (11)
  • Caneweb (2002 club site), seasons/1997/1997Roster.htm
  • Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeTeam.htm
  • Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeAccolades.htm
  • Caneweb (2002 club site), team/AllTimeRoster.htm
  • Caneweb (2002 club site), team/HallofFame.htm
  • Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), awards.txt: club annual awards, All-College, Wildcats and GB selections, and 1999–2000 and 2000–01 squad lists, compiled by webmaster Neil White (Sep 2002)
  • Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), halloverview.txt: Hall of Fame 2002 inductee citations and presenters
  • Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), hof.htm: Hall of Fame 2002 inductee list
  • Hertfordshire Hurricanes club records (2002), roster.txt: all-time roster to c. 1998 (surname, first name, position, years)
  • Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): All-Time Accolades (2002)
  • Hurricanes club website (Wayback Machine): Hall of Fame biographies (2002)

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