Buster Stanley
| New England Patriots | |
| Date of birth | May 14, 1970 |
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| Place of birth | Youngstown, Ohio |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle, Defensive guard, Nose tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 283 lb (128 kg) |
| College | Michigan |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1990–1993 | Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) |
| 1994 | New England Patriots (NFL) |
| 1996–1997 | Rhein Fire (WLAF) |
| 1999–2000 | Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) |
| Honors |
MVP, 1993 Michigan football team Co-Captain, 1993 Michigan football team All-Big Ten Conference, 1993 Dick Katcher Award, 1993 All-Rookie Team (AFL, 1999) |
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Sylvester "Buster" Stanley, Jr. (born November 30, 1970) is a former American football player. Stanley played college football for the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1993 and was the Most Valuable Player on the 1993 Michigan Wolverines football team. He played professional football for the New England Patriots (1994), Rhein Fire (1996–1997) and Grand Rapids Rampage (1999–2000).
Stanley was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. His father, Sylvester Stanley, Sr., worked at a General Motors plant in Youngstown. His mother, Theodora, was a licensed practical nurse. As a senior in high school, Stanley was named by the Detroit Free Press to its "Best of the Midwest" team and was selected as the UPI Lineman of the Year for the first time.
After graduating from Youngstown's East High School, Stanley accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Michigan, choosing Michigan over offers from Ohio State University and Michigan State University. He played at the defensive tackle and middle guard positions for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1990 to 1993. After a lackluster defensive performance against Houston in 1993, Stanley called a defensive team meeting. Stanley noted, "We had a little meeting (last) Sunday — just the (defensive) players and we got everything out and came out with a better attitude this week. We wanted to come out and play 'Michigan defense.'" The following week against Iowa, Stanley "led an inspired effort by the Wolverines defensive front", allowing only 48 yards on the ground. Stanley had 10 tackles in the game, including three for losses and two quarterback sacks. Stanley was selected as the Most Valuable Player and a co-captain of the 1993 Michigan Wolverines football team. He also won the Dick Katcher award in 1993 as the team's outstanding defensive lineman or outside linebacker. Stanley graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 with a bachelor of arts degree in kinesiology.
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