Robert E. "Bob" Stephenson (born September 20, 1959) is a former American football player. A native of Evansville, Indiana, Stephenson graduated from Reitz High and played

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as a tight end for the Indiana University Hoosiers football team from 1979 to 1981. As a member of the

1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team The 1979 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in ...

, he played in the

1979 Holiday Bowl The 1979 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 21, 1979, in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the Indiana Hoosiers against the BYU Cougars. Indiana won 38–37. ...

and scored the first touchdown in a bowl game in Indiana Hoosiers football history. He was selected by both the coaches (UPI) and media (AP) as the first-team tight end on the

1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team The 1981 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season, 1981 college football season. Two players were una ...

. He was selected as the tight end on the all-time Indiana football teams named by the '' Chicago Tribune'' in 1993 and by ''Inside Indiana'' magazine. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephenson, Bob 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Evansville, Indiana American football tight ends Indiana Hoosiers football players Players of American football from Indiana