Dwight Eugene Stephenson (born November 20, 1957, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina) is a former American football offensive lineman and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 1998. He played for the Miami Dolphins from 1980 until 1987, when his left knee sustained an injury in a play involving New York Jets Marty Lyons and Joe Klecko. On December 12, 1994 he was added to the The Miami Dolphin Honor Roll. In 2005 he was named the Walter Camp Man of the Year. His son, Dwight Jr. was a linebacker and defensive lineman at the University of Notre Dame from 2003 to 2007.