currentpositionplain finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue article_title finalteam draftround birth_date draftyear heightin death_place heightft number college debutteam name statlabel birth_place nfl weight highschool draftpick
running back 1993 1 september 2009 1988 3,440 3.6 18 john stephens -lrb- american football -rrb-
 kansas city chiefs 1 23 february 1966 1988 1 keithville , louisiana 6 44 northwestern state new england patriots john stephens rushing yards average touchdowns shreveport , louisiana ste401115 220 springhill -lrb- la -rrb- 17
john stephens -lrb- american football -rrb-

john milton stephens -lrb- february 23 , 1966 -- september 1 , 2009 -rrb- was a professional american football player who was selected by the new england patriots in the first round -lrb- 17th overall -rrb- of the 1988 nfl draft .
at 6 feet 1 inch and 220 pounds , he was a running back from northwestern state university in louisiana .
stephens played in six nfl seasons from 1988 to 1993 for the patriots , the green bay packers , and the kansas city chiefs .
as a rookie for the patriots during the 1988 nfl season , stephens rushed for 1,168 yards and was selected to his one and only pro bowl .
one of his daughters , sloane stephens , born in 1993 , is an american professional tennis player .
stephens died in keithville , louisiana , on september 1 , 2009 in a car accident .
