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1996 with the saint paul saints . 12 january 1966 dave stevens at bat.jpg dave stevens -lrb- athlete -rrb-
 dave stevens athlete and sports broadcast professional .
dave stevens -lrb- athlete -rrb-

dave stevens -lrb- born january 12 , 1966 -rrb- is an athlete and a 7 time emmy award winning sports broadcasting professional .
stevens , a congenital amputee , is the only athlete ever to play college football or minor league baseball without legs .
stevens played minor league baseball for the st. paul saints in 1996 .
he was a college athlete at augsburg college where he played varsity football , baseball and wrestled .
while at augsburg college , stevens also traveled to ireland , australia and new zealand to play football for team usa .
he has been featured on `` that 's incredible '' -lrb- 1981 -rrb- cbs morning news , the today show , good morning america , this week in baseball , baseball tonight , extra , usa today , that 's incredible reunion -lrb- 2002 -rrb- sports illustrated , baseball america , the national enquirer , star magazine , people , espn 's sportscenter and hundreds of other news and sports periodicals .
he also appears in 2 books about his career `` slouching toward fargo '' by neal karlan and `` baseball graffiti '' by ed howsam .
at wickenburg high school -lrb- arizona -rrb- , 1980-1984 , stevens was a three-sport athlete playing football , baseball and wrestling .
he set three arizona state records : most takedowns in wrestling , most career baseball walks , and the season record for walks .
he stands 3-foot 2-inches tall and runs using his hands .
during his time with the saints he was proficient at catching fly balls that landed within 25 feet of him .
marty scott was the saints manager when stevens played , `` he touched a place in my heart , '' scott said .
`` he 's limited physically , but it 's not a handicap .
i have admiration for what he 's accomplished . ''
stevens is also one of the few players to ever pinch hit for darryl strawberry in his professional career .
stevens also started 1 game at 2nd base with the saints .
dave has tried out for the dallas cowboy 's , the cincinnati reds and the minnesota twins .
he was also invited to the olympic baseball west regional tryouts in 1983 , playing in the oufield with former major league players barry bonds and oddibie mcdowell .
he has also worked out with the tampa rays and minnesota twins in florida , taking batting and fielding practice , as well as throwing out the first pitch in 3 games .
dave stevens works as the assignment desk manager at espn .
he has been at espn since 1995 .
he has covered 11 super bowls , 3 world series , 3 ncaa final fours , and various other historic sports events .
he 's a father of three boys and is a motivational speaker .
prior to espn he worked at kstp-tv in minneapolis .
he also co-hosts a celebrity amputee golf tournament yearly in the orlando area .
in 2012 wickenburg high school renamed their most valuable player award to the `` dave stevens hustle award '' in honor of his amazing career at the high school in the 1980s .
in november 2013 , stevens played quarterback for the nfl alumni against the wounded warriors football team .
he will play again for them january 29 at the super bowl game they are playing in the ny/nj area .
stevens is also a professional motivational speaker .
