Danny Stubbs Daniel Stubbs , II ( born January 3 , 1965 in Long Branch , New Jersey ) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League . He played for ten seasons from 1988 to 1999 for the San Francisco 49ers , the Dallas Cowboys , the Cincinnati Bengals , the Philadelphia Eagles , and the Miami Dolphins . Stubbs played on two Super Bowl winning teams for the 49ers in his first two seasons of his career . Early years . Stubbs played high school football at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver , New Jersey . He also was a basketball star who had a school - record 74 careers blocks , while leading his team to a state basketball title as a senior . He was recruited by Howard Schnellenberger to play college football at the University of Miami , but he departed for the USFL before his freshman season started , making Jimmy Johnson his head coach . As a sophomore he was moved from outside linebacker to defensive end . As a senior in 1987 he helped the team win a National Championship , was named an All America n and was selected to play in the Japan Bowl in Tokyo . He finished his college career as the school ' s all - time career ( 39 1 / 2 ) and single season ( 17 in 1986 ) sack leader . He also had 25 tackles for loss and 267 total tackles and holds the school record for his position with 139 assists . In 1999 he was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . He was selected in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers and although he never started for them , he was part of the 1988 and 1989 Super Bowl winning teams . Dallas Cowboys . In 1990 the Dallas Cowboys traded a second and third - round draft choices to the San Francisco 49ers for Stubbs , Terrence Flagler and the 49ers third and eleventh - round draft choices . That year he started 15 games at left defensive end and finished tied with defensive tackle Jimmie Jones for the team lead with 7 1 / 2 sacks . He was the Cowbboys leader with 30 QB pressures . Stubbs was demoted in the offseason in favor of Tony Tolbert because of attitude problems , he also had a 26 - day holdout that ended with a signed three - year contract that would have given him a pay raise if he had reclaimed his starter position . Nine games into the 1991 season he was waived by the team because of poor play . Cincinnati Bengals . He was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals and had a career high 9 sacks in 1992 . He was eventually waived during the 1994 offseason Philadelphia Eagles . Stubbs spent a year out of football before being signed as a free agent in 1995 by the Philadelphia Eagles , reuniting him with Ray Rhodes . He started 6 games and had 5 1 / 2 sacks . Miami Dolphins . In 1996 as a free agent he rejected an offer from the Eagles and signed instead a one - year contract with the Miami Dolphins , reuniting him with Jimmy Johnson . Stubbs started 15 games at right defensive end and finished with 9 sacks . He was resigned by the Dolphins , but his play would suffer during the next two seasons because of injuries , before retiring with 51 1 / 2 career sacks . Personal life . The Stubbs Sandwich is a food item named in his honor , that is sold in a restaurant chain in Coppell , Texas and heavily - endorsed by John Madden .