Fort Lewis College Athletics

By rushing for 1,206 yards in 1982, D. Scott Stamper did something in 1982 that no other Fort Lewis College running back had ever done up until that time, shattering the school record by nearly 400 yards in the process.

A two-year letter winner in 1981 and 1982, Mr. Stamper earned second team NAIA All-America, first team All-NAIA District VII and first team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors as a senior. He was also voted Fort Lewis College's Most Valuable Player by his teammates.

In addition to owning the Fort Lewis College record for most yards in one season, Mr. Stamper held the school standards for most single-season rushing attempts (220 in 1982) and most consecutive 100-yard rushing games (five in 1982) at the time he played. He also set the Glendale (Ariz.) Community College record for most rushing yards in one season with 875 yards in 1980.

Mr. Stamper graduated from Fort Lewis College with a bachelor's degree in athletic administration and a minor in coaching in 1984. He also holds an associate's degree in business administration from Glendale Community College.

After leaving Fort Lewis College, Mr. Stamper had a three-year career in the United States Football League, playing for the Denver Gold and the San Antonio Gunslingers. By the end of the 1984 season, he had become the all-time rushing and scoring leader in Gunslinger history. He also signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets of the National Football League in 1985, and played with the Jets through the pre-season.

During the off-season (the USFL played a spring and summer schedule), Mr. Stamper returned to Fort Lewis College, and served as running backs coach for Gary Barnett in 1983 and for Bill Cooke in 1984- the season the Raiders won their first football crown.

Mr. Stamper worked in the insurance and employee benefits industry, and was president and chief executive officer of Benefit Resources & Enrollment, Inc., in Phoenix.