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Former NFL center will tackle
conservation issues
May 23, 2007
Contact: Henry Cabbage (850) 488-8843
Dwight Stephenson, 49-year-old NFL hall-of-famer
for the Miami Dolphins, has joined the lineup on the Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Stephenson, who lives with his wife, Dinah, in
Delray Beach, received word last week that Gov. Charlie Crist
had appointed him to replace Sandra Kaupe on the seven-member
Commission. The couple has three grown children – Marshea,
Dwight Jr. and Dwayne.
The new Commissioner played center for the Miami
Dolphins from 1980 to 1987. Before then, he played center for
the University of Alabama, where he studied social work. His
compassion for children and people in need of social services
led him to serve on the boards of directors for United Cerebral
Palsy and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County.
Stephenson recently collected and donated 25
personal computers to at-risk kids in Miami Beach.
He also serves on the Orange Bowl Committee.
Stephenson is president of D. Stephenson
Construction, Inc. – a general contractor.
In his spare time, Stephenson said, he enjoys
lake-fishing for bream and bass and does a little deep-sea
fishing. He also enjoys turkey hunting and playing golf.
Stephenson was born in Murfreesboro, N.C. and
grew up in Hampton, Va., where he lived until he attended
college.
"We all have to protect what’s important,”
Stephenson said. "That’s why I want to serve on the Commission.
Fish and wildlife are an important part of life in Florida.” |
