Henry Stuckey (born July 24, 1950) is a former
American football defensive back
In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...
. He played two seasons with the
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
(1975–1976), after three seasons with the
Miami Dolphins (1972–1974), where he was part of the team that won
Super Bowl VIII. An eighth-round selection in the
1972 NFL Draft
The 1972 NFL draft was held February 1–2, 1972, at the Essex House in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Buffalo Bills selected defensive end Walt Patulski.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
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, he did not play his first year with the Dolphins, but then had to replace an injured
Lloyd Mumphord in 1973. Stuckey replaced Mumphord in Super Bowl Vll on special teams. He recorded his first NFL tackle when he tackled Washington Redskins kick returner Herb Mul-Key during the start of the second half kick off. Although the NFL does not recognize it the video clearly shows the special teams tackle.
Stuckey reunited with one of his close teammates, Charlie Leigh, in 2002 to do a player day at Shoreline Memorial Hospital where the teammates walked through the entire hospital and signed autographs for staff and patients. Henry is also credited in helping fundraise for The Dan Marino Foundation. Henry suffers from advanced symptoms of CTE. He resides in Atlantic City.
References
1950 births
Living people
Players of American football from Oakland, California
American football defensive backs
Missouri Tigers football players
Miami Dolphins players
New York Giants players
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