Steve Emtman

Steve Emtman
Position (s): Defensive End	Jersey numbers: 79, 90, 94
born on April 16, 1970 in Spokane , Washington
Career information
Active : 1992 - 1997
NFL Draft : 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st
College : Washington
Teams
Indianapolis Colts (1992-1994) Miami Dolphins (1995-1996) Washington Redskins (1997)
Career statistics
Tackles	134
Sacks	8th
forced fumbles	3
conquered Fumbles	3
Interceptions	1
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
college Rose Bowl Winner (1990, 1991) All-American (1991) Outland Trophy (1991) Lombardi Award (1991) Bill Willis Award (1991) Morris Trophy (1990, 1991) NFL First player in the 1992 NFL Draft
College Football Hall of Fame

Steven Charles "Steve" Emtman (* 16th April 1970 in Spokane , Washington ) is a former American American football poker players on the positions of the defensive tackles and defensive ends . He played for the Indianapolis Colts , the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL).

Emtman played college football for the University of Washington and was selected as the first player in the 1992 NFL Draft . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

youth

Steve Emtman was born on April 16, 1970 in Spokane, Washington to the farmer and rancher James Emtman. He grew up on a nearby ranch that already belonged to his grandfather.

Emtman's athletic talent was already evident at Cheney High School . He played with the basketball team in a state final and was twice Washington state champion in discus .

college

Despite Emtman's excellence in high school, he received little attention from colleges . He eventually received an athletic scholarship from the University of Washington and played college football for the Huskies . After serving as its first season Redshirt - Freshman intermittent, he played in his real Freshmansaison as a substitute in the defensive line and arrived at three missions from the beginning.

In his sophomore year he became a starter and was voted All-American ( second team ) and, together with another player, Defensive Player of the Year in the Pac-10 . The Huskies had a 10-2 win and beat the University of Iowa in the Rose Bowl . By the opposing players, he was voted the winner of the Morris Trophy at the end of the season .

Steve Emtman's junior year brought him - in addition to winning the Morris Trophy again - the election to the All-American, as well as the Outland Trophy and the Lombardi Award . In the election for the Heisman Trophy , he was fourth. After a perfect season (balance 12: 0) the Huskies defeated the University of Michigan in Emtman's last college game in the Rose Bowl with 34:14 and with this victory - together with the Hurricanes of the University of Miami - became national champions . Steve Emtman was voted MVP alongside quarterback Billy Joe Hobert . Heisman Trophy winner, Michigan's wide receiver Desmond Howard , only caught one pass in that game .

After the season, Emtman ended his college career and announced after his junior year to switch to the NFL . He scored 134 tackles and 14 sacks in three years .

NFL

The Indianapolis Colts selected Steve Emtman in the 1992 NFL Draft as the first player . He finished his three seasons with the Colts on the Injured Reserve List . In his rookie season , the cruciate ligament tore in his left knee in the ninth game (he played all from the start) against the Miami Dolphins . In the 1993 season he injured himself even more severely in the fifth game (again all from the start) against the Dallas Cowboys : He tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee and tore a patellar tendon . He also came back from this injury in October of the 1994 season - becoming the first NFL player after a patellar tendon rupture. But already in his first game against the Seattle Seahawks he broke a vertebra in his neck . He came in the three following games to use before this season was ended prematurely for him.

After the season he was fired from the Colts and played two years for the Miami Dolphins and one year for the Washington Redskins .

Due to his numerous serious injuries, he ended his career after six years and 50 games (19 of them from the beginning). During his time in the NFL, he scored 134 tackles (121 solo), 8 sacks and an interception , which he carried back for 90 yards for a touchdown - the farthest from a defensive lineman to date.

Private

Steve Emtman is married with three children. He lives in Cheney, Washington and has been an entrepreneur in real estate development and management since retiring after a brief stint as an American football coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 for his accomplishments in college football.

Web links

• NFL statistics at pro-football-reference.com
• College statistics at sports-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ College Football Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail. Steve Emtman. (No longer available online.) National Football Foundation, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2017 ; Retrieved on August 10, 2017 (American English): "Place of Birth: Spokane, WA Date of Birth: Apr 16, 1970" Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ David Higdon: Hold That Lineman! Nothing Else Stops Emtman. College football. The New York Times, November 22, 1991, accessed August 10, 2017 (American English): “As a child growing up on a 2,000-acre cattle ranch in eastern Washington, Steve Emtman dreamed of one-handed catches and end-zone dives. ... He says his biggest influences remain his father, James, who is both a rancher and farmer, and his 84-year-old grandfather, Ralph, who only recently relinguished the day-to-day duties of his 700-acre wheat farm." 
3. ↑ College Football Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail. Steve Emtman. (No longer available online.) National Football Foundation, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2017 ; accessed on August 10, 2017 (American English): "In high school Emtman was a well-rounded athlete who played in a basketball state final and was a two-time state champion in the discus." Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ College Football Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail. Steve Emtman. (No longer available online.) National Football Foundation, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2017 ; Retrieved on August 10, 2017 (American English): "After a red shirt season, Emtman was a reserve in the defensive line making three starts his freshman year." Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ College Football Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail. Steve Emtman. (No longer available online.) National Football Foundation, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2017 ; Retrieved August 10, 2017 (American English): "In his first year as a starter he became a second team All-America choice and was named the co-defensive player of the year in the Pac-Ten. The Huskies went 10-2 and defeated Iowa in the Rose Bowl. " Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ DT Steve Emtman, Washington. 1990 and 1991. The Morris Trophy, accessed August 11, 2017 (American English). 
7. ↑ Selection Process. The Morris Trophy, accessed on August 11, 2017 (American English): "Winners of the Morris Trophy are selected by receiving the highest number of votes from opposing players." 
8. ↑ DT Steve Emtman, Washington. 1990 and 1991. The Morris Trophy, accessed August 11, 2017 (American English): “That season Emtman was a consensus All-American, the PAC 10 Defensive Player of the Year, and the UPI Lineman of the Year. In addition to his second Morris Trophy he won the Outland Trophy, the Lombardi Award, and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. " 
9. ^ Stat Sheet. Rose Bowl. Spokane News, Jan. 2, 1992, p. E4 , accessed August 11, 2017 (American English, archived from Google News): "Washington 34, Michigan 14" 
10. ^ Stat Sheet. Football. Spokane News, Jan. 2, 1992, p. E4 , accessed August 11, 2017 (American English, archived on Google News): “USA Today-CNN Top 25 1. Washington (331/2) 12-0-0 1.499 1 / 2 t1 ... AP Top 25 1. Miami (32) 12-0-0 1,472 1 " 
11. ↑ Jerry Crowe: They Are Perfectly Impressive: Huskies Make Their Case: Rose Bowl: Hobert, Emtman share MVP honors as Washington defense shuts down Michigan, 34-14, to complete a 12-0 season. Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1992, retrieved August 11, 2017 : “In wrapping up its first unbeaten season in 75 years, Washington (12-0) made Michigan's Desmond Howard all but disappear, limiting the Heisman Trophy -winning split end to only one reception, and left Michigan quarterback Elvis Grbac feeling all shook up. " 
12. ↑ College Football Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail. Steve Emtman. (No longer available online.) National Football Foundation, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2017 ; Retrieved on August 10, 2017 (American English): "He closed his career with 14 sacks, and 134 tackles with 36 for loss." Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ Emtman to have knee surgery. Gadsden Times, November 10, 1992, p. D3 , accessed August 11, 2017 (American English, archive at Google News): "Indianapolis defensive end Steve Emtman, the first player selected in last spring's NFL draft, will undergoe reconstructive surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. He was injured late in the first quarter of Sunday's 28-0 loss to Miami. " 
14. ↑ I'm not going to give up. Emtman faces the facts: more surgeries, more rehab. The Spokesman Review, October 14, 1993, pp. C1, C3 , accessed on August 11, 2017 (American English, archive at Google News): “Steve Emtman felt his knee pop and knew at once his season had ended prematurely, for the second year in a row. The Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle, the first player taken in the 1992 NFL draft, went down in pain during Sunday's loss to Dallas. ... He tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments, as well as the patella tendon. " 
15. ↑ Art Thiel: Ex-UW star Emtman balances personal glory with concerns about Huskies' future. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 4, 2006, accessed August 11, 2017 (American English): “The right knee went the next season. After a long rehab, he became, in October 1994, the first NFL player to return from a torn patella tendon when he took the field in the RCA Dome against the Seahawks. On his first play against the team he grew up worshiping in Cheney, he dropped running back Chris Warren for a 5-yard loss. But in the second quarter, in a collision with a teammate, Emtman ruptured a disk in his neck. He kept playing, the Colts won 17-15, and the party was on - except for the fact that he was unable to close his fists because of nerve damage. Somehow, he played three more games before it became too much. In November, he had his fourth surgery in three years. " 
16. ↑ Art Thiel: Ex-UW star Emtman balances personal glory with concerns about Huskies' future. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 4, 2006, retrieved August 11, 2017 (American English): “Not long after, the Colts let him go. Again, after furious rehab, he tried to stick with the Dolphins and the Redskins. By 1997, at 27, his football was done. " 
17. ↑ Sam Gardner: Former No. 1 overall pick Steve Emtman has only one regret about his NFL career. FOX Sports, December 9, 2016, accessed August 11, 2017 (American English): “The No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 draft, Steve Emtman appeared in 50 games across six injury-plagued seasons with the Colts, Dolphins and Redskins after a standout career at the University of Washington. " 
18. ↑ Ted Miller: Q&A: Former Washington great Steve Emtman. Pac-12 blog. ESPN, June 30, 2011, accessed August 11, 2017 (American English): “His NFL career didn't go as planned after he entered the draft as a junior in 1992 and was taken No. 1 overall by the Indianapolis Colts. Injuries derailed his career: He blew out both knees and ruptured a disc in his neck. At age 27, he retired with just 134 tackles, eight sacks and a memorable 90-yard interception return. " 
19. ↑ Sam Gardner: Former No. 1 overall pick Steve Emtman has only one regret about his NFL career. FOX Sports, December 9, 2016, retrieved August 11, 2017 (American English): “A 6-foot-4 defensive end, Emtman finished his NFL career with 121 tackles, eight sacks and a 90-yard pick-six, at the time the longest ever by a defensive lineman. " 
20. ↑ Sam Gardner: Former No. 1 overall pick Steve Emtman has only one regret about his NFL career. FOX Sports, December 9, 2016, accessed August 11, 2017 (American English): “A father of three boys between ages of 1 and 6, Emtman, 46, lives with his family in his hometown of Cheney, Washington. After a stint in coaching, Emtman got into the construction business in the early 2000s and is currently the owner of Defender Development, a property management and development firm in nearby Spokane. " 
21. ↑ College Football Hall of Fame - Inductee Detail. Steve Emtman. (No longer available online.) National Football Foundation, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2017 ; Retrieved on August 10, 2017 (American English): "Inducted: 2006" Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.