Steve Gleason
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Gleason in April 2016
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| No. 37 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 19, 1977 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Spokane, Washington | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Spokane (WA) Gonzaga Prep | ||||||||
| College: | Washington State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2000 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Games played: | 83 |
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| Solo tackles: | 59 |
| Assisted tackles: | 6 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Stephen Michael Gleason (born March 19, 1977) is a former professional American football player who played as a safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2000, he played for the Saints through the 2007 season. As a free agent in 2008, Gleason retired from the NFL after eight seasons. Gleason is especially well known for his blocked punt in a 2006 game that became a symbol of recovery in New Orleans in the team's first home game after Hurricane Katrina. In 2011, he revealed that he was battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. His experiences while living with the disease were captured on video over the course of a five-year period and are featured in the 2016 documentary, Gleason.
Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Gleason attended high school at Gonzaga Prep, where he earned consecutive defensive MVP awards as a linebacker in the Greater Spokane League (GSL). He also played on offense as a fullback. Gleason also played baseball at G-Prep as an outfielder and broke the GSL home run record his senior year.
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