Steve Boadway

Steven Troy Boadway (born June 20, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats. He was also a member of the Denver Broncos.

Steven Troy Boadway was born on June 20, 1963, in Bakersfield, California.¹ He attended Lompoc High School in Lompoc, California.¹

Boadway was a four-year letterman for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona from 1981 to 1984.¹ He was a third-stringer his freshman year in 1981.² He recorded one interception for 32 yards and one touchdown in 1982 and one interception for three yards in 1983, missing time due to injury in both years.³² As a senior in 1984, Boadway made one interception and earned Coaches second-team All-Pac-10 honors.³⁴

Boadway signed with the Denver Broncos after going undrafted in the 1985 NFL draft.⁵ He was released on August 20, 1985.⁵

Boadway was signed by the Detroit Lions during the 1987 NFL players strike for $3,000 per week.⁶ He played in two games for the Lions before being placed on injured reserve on October 20, 1987.⁷⁵

Boadway signed with the Broncos again in 1988.⁵ He was a case manager at a halfway house in Phoenix, Arizona before signing with the Broncos.⁸ He was later released on July 28, 1988.⁵

In 1990, Boadway joined the Ancona Dolphins of the Italian Football League, spending time at both linebacker and quarterback.⁹

Boadway later became a teacher and coach at the high school and middle school level in Arizona.¹⁰