Lemuel Stinson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Lemuel Stinson

| number = 32

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|05|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 159

| high_school = Worthing (Houston, Texas)

| college = Texas Tech

| draftyear = 1988

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 161

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1988|1992}})
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1993}})
• Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1997}})*

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 16

| statlabel2 = INT return yards

| statvalue2 = 240

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = StinLe20

}}

Lemuel Dale Stinson (born May 10, 1966) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).

Stinson was born in Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Worthing High School. Stinson played in the NFL for six seasons, from 1988 to 1993.{{cite web|title=Players: Lemuel Stinson|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/lemuelstinson/2503151/profile|website=NFL.com|accessdate=3 August 2016}} He played college football for Texas Tech University for three seasons (1984, 85, 87) as a receiver and cornerback.{{cite web|title=Lemuel Stinson|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/lemuel-stinson-1.html|website=Sports Reference/College Football|accessdate=3 August 2016}} While at Texas Tech, he also competed in track and field as a hurdler.{{cite web|title=1988 Outdoor Track Results by Meet |url=http://www.texastechtrack.info/results/otrack/otrack1988meets.html |website=Texas Tech Track and Field |accessdate=3 August 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122070006/http://www.texastechtrack.info/results/otrack/otrack1988meets.html |archivedate= 22 November 2008 |url-status=dead }} Stinson was selected in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears, where he played until briefly joining the Atlanta Falcons in 1993, his final season.{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

While at Texas Tech, he became a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.{{cite journal|title=Brother Lemuel Stinson..."MR. LEMONHEAD"|journal=Sphinx|date=Fall 1990|volume=76|issue=3|page=13|url=https://issuu.com/apa1906network/docs/199007603/15|accessdate=3 August 2016}}