Sandy Stephens

Sandy Stephens
No. 15
Position	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	September 21, 1940; Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	June 6, 2000 (aged 59); Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College	Minnesota (1959–1961);
Bowl games	2× Rose Bowl (1961, 1962);
High school	Uniontown
Career highlights and awards
	National champion (1960); Consensus All-American (1961); Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1961); First-team All-Big Ten (1961); Minnesota Golden Gophers Jersey No. 15 retired;
	College Football Hall of Fame (2011)

Sanford Emory Stephens II (September 21, 1940 – June 6, 2000) was an American college football player and civic leader. Stephens was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area city of Uniontown, Pennsylvania and is best known for his career as a college football quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he became one of the first African-American quarterbacks in major college football and the first African American to be named an All-American at quarterback. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.