CIAA Hall of Fame Members

Johnny Stoutamire, Jr.

  • Class
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Livingstone College 

Stoutamire played four seasons at Livingstone College from 1974-78, earning All-CIAA honors as a junior and senior. In his final two seasons he was also named All-American by Pittsburgh Courier, becoming the first and only player in Blue Bear history to be honored twice by the publication.

In 1978, Stoutamire signed a deal with the Buffalo Bills and spent time with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins before his NFL playing career finished in 1982.

Stoutamire was inducted into the Livingstone College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. Three years later, he would have his jersey retired (#15) by his alma mater and would be inducted into the Commemorative Classic Hall of Fame in the same year. Stoutamire also made history in 1978, becoming the first person to have their football jersey retired at West Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, NC.