Steve Vagedes

Steve Vagedes is a retired professional football player that played in the Arena Football League and was a multiple time college football All-American.

Steve Vagedes
Position:Wide receiver, Punter
Career information
High school:Coldwater (Ohio)
College:Ohio Northern
Undrafted:2000
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:30
Tackles:3.5
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

High school career

He played for Coldwater High School (Coldwater, Ohio) where he was 2nd-team all-Ohio at offensive end.[1]

College career

Vagedes played for Ohio Northern University where he was a multiple time All-American at both punter and wide receiver.[2] In 1998, he was Ohio Athletic Conference receiver of the year.[3] During the 1999 season he led the nation (Division III) in punting with 46 punts in 13 games for an average of 45.7 yards.[4] He also played in the 1999 Aztec Bowl all-star game.[2][5]

National Football League career

During the 2000 season he was part of the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. He spent parts of the 2001 season with the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles. He spent part of the 2002 season with the Oakland Raiders.[6][7]

Arena Football League career

Vagedes played for the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League during the 2002 season.[8]

Minor league football career

Vagedes was twice assigned to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe, but did not play.[6]

He spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons with the Ohio Valley Greyhounds where he won the 2003 National Indoor Football League championship.[2][6]

He spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Port Huron Pirates where he won the 2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League championship.[2][6]

References
  1. "MAC All-Ohio Football Honors - MidwestAthleticConference.com - The Official Site of the Midwest Athletic Conference for mac news, mac scores and more". MidwestAthleticConference.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  2. "Ohio Northern" (PDF). Onusports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  3. Blevins, Dave (2012-08-31). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010 - Dave Blevins - Google Books. ISBN 9780786490806. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=20010210&id=4LMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ojAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6548,8737146&hl=en
  5. "1999 All-American Team". D3football. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  6. "Mercer County Notables". Billwendel.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  7. "Former Fury now a 'Hound". OurSports Central. 2003-02-03. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  8. "Steve Vagedes". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
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