David Overstreet

David Arthur Overstreet (September 20, 1958(1958-09-20) – June 25, 1984(1984-06-25)) was a running back in the Canadian Football League and National Football League. A native of Big Sandy, Texas, Overstreet prepped at Big Sandy High School, where one of his teammates was Lovie Smith. Big Sandy won three consecutive Class B state championships 1973-75. After scoring 362 points in 1975—which is fourth all-time in Texas high school history behind Ken Hall of Sugar Land, Johnathan Gray of Aledo, and Robert Strait of Cuero—Overstreet played his college football at the University of Oklahoma. He was drafted in the 1981 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins in the first round, 13th pick overall. A contract dispute with the Dolphins led him to sign...