David Lindstrom
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Sport:
Football |
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Year
Graduated: 1977 |
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Year
Inducted: 1993 |
The combination of size, strength, and a style of play based
on determination, spirit, and aggressiveness, not only enabled
Lindstrom to be a star performer throughout the venues of
the Yankee Conference, but also to enjoy a nine-year stadium-tour
of the National Football League.
A promising defensive lineman on the 1972 Terrier freshmen
contingent, Lindstrom was expected to join the varsity 11
the following autumn, but a knee injury kept him out of action
for the duration of the 1973 season.
He returned to health during his junior year, and registered
39 total tackles, while regaining his confidence and familiarity
of the position. Having made the necessary readjustments,
and been elected co-captain during the off season, Lindstrom
was preparing for greatness as the 1976 campaign approached.
Although the team's 3-7 final mark suggests a turbulent exterior,
Lindstrom's play provided a smooth silver lining. In the Terriers
23-20 triumph over Northeastern he registered five solo and
nine assisted tackles, while adding four assists and a sack
in the Terriers' 28-14 win over Maine. In a 31-11 loss to
Holy Cross, Lindstrom registered five tackles and a pair of
sacks, and, the following weekend, led a tenacious defensive
effort which completely stymied Rhode Island in a 36-0 triumph.
He finished the year with 68 total tackles, including 44 of
the solo variety.
In recognition of his outstanding efforts, Lindstrom earned
All-Yankee Conference honors, AP and UPI First Team All-New
England, the Harry Agganis Award as the Terriers' MVP and
the John Pappas Award as the outstanding senior lineman. Despite
the numerous awards and laurels, his greatest form of recognition
during his senior year was an invitation to play in the North-South
All-Star game, an honor extended to a select few Division
II players.
Certainly head coach Paul Kemp had every reason to say Dave
Lindstrom, "...may be the best defensive end ever to
play football at Boston University."
The San Diego Chargers had an equally high opinion of Lindstrom,
and selected him in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL entry
draft. Following a year in the Bay Area, he joined the Kansas
City Chiefs for the 1978 season, where he became a stalwart
along the defensive line, before retiring following the 1985
campaign.
