Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1975 55 LB 6-1 196 Fr Hazlehurst, GA 1976 66 LB 5-11 205 So * Hazlehurst, GA 1977 66 LB 6-0 200 Jr * Hazlehurst, GA 1978 66 LB 6-0 200 Jr Hazlehurst, GA
| Mike Stewart |
Full Name: John Michael Stewart
Born: January 1, 1957, Hazlehurst, Ga.
Died: January 7, 2023, Atlanta, Ga.
School: Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst, Georgia
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| FSU Career |
| Football | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1975 55 LB 6-1 196 Fr Hazlehurst, GA 1976 66 LB 5-11 205 So * Hazlehurst, GA 1977 66 LB 6-0 200 Jr * Hazlehurst, GA 1978 66 LB 6-0 200 Jr Hazlehurst, GA |
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| Comments |
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Obituary for John Michael Stewart Published by Wainright Parlor Funeral Home, Hazelhurst, Ga. Mr. Stewart was born on January 01, 1957, in Jeff Davis County. He is preceded in death by his father, John Daniel Stewart, his mother, Lon Dae Norman Stewart, and stepdaughter, Chanda Rena Sears. While attending Jeff Davis High School, he was one of their great Linebackers number 66 and while attending Florida State University he played linebacker for the Seminoles, under Head Coach Bobby Bowden. He enjoyed everything about the sport from playing to watching to coaching. He was also an avid fisherman (one of the best, so Helen said) and enjoyed hunting also, and for 30 years plus he and Helen worked side by side selling Insurance. Survivors include his wife Helen Hall Stewart of Hazlehurst; son, Bently H. Stewart of Hazlehurst; step-son, Rodney H. Sellers (his wife Christy) of Baxley; Sister, Deena Stewart Creech (her husband Steve) of Fl; son-in-law, Randy Sears of Hazlehurst; six grandchildren, Sierra Latham, Chelsey Carter, Jesse Sellers, Slayton Sellers, Christian Sellers, and Marklee Latham. Honorary pallbearers will be Dave Johnson, Gary Coleman, Charlie Barnes, Mrs. Joyce Jones, Michael Lay, Ricky Lytle, Jimmy Selestok, Keith Rogers, Jimmy Googe, Jerry Googe, Jeffery Googe, Jake Googe, Jeffery Crawford, Jimmie Ryles, Herschel Miles, Dave Deats and Greg Land. Active pallbearers will be Steven
Connell, Sammy Beecher, Ricky Hall, Jimmy Toler, Jimmy Jordan, and Brian
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1975 1 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1976 9 | 15 15 30 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1977 | 0 0 0 0.0- | 0.0- | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1978 | 0 0 0 0.0- | 0.0- | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot 10 | 15 15 30 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1975 1 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1976 9 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
1977 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1978 | 0 0.0 | 0.0 | - - | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Tot 10 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1975 | GP Off Def
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Sep 13 Texas Tech | 1
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Tot | 1 0 0
| Starts
1976 | GP Off Def
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Sep 11 Memphis State | 1 RLB
Sep 18 Miami | 1 LB
Sep 25 Oklahoma | 1
Oct 9 Boston College | 1
Oct 16 Florida | 1
Oct 30 Clemson | 1
Nov 6 Southern Mississippi | 1 LB
Nov 13 North Texas State | 1 LB
Nov 20 Virginia Tech | 1
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Tot | 9 0 4
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Career Tot | 10 0 4
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1976 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 18 Miami | 5 2 7 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 30 Clemson | 2 1 3 1.0- 2 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 6 Southern Mississippi | 5 10 15 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 13 North Texas State | 3 1 4 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 20 Virginia Tech | 0 1 1 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot | 15 15 30 1.0- 2 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1976 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 18 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Oct 30 Clemson | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 6 Southern Mississippi | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 13 North Texas State | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
Nov 20 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | - 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 | 0 0 0.0 0 |
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Tot | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
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Mr. John Michael Stewart, age 66, of Hazlehurst, died Saturday, January 07,
2023 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.