David L. Steele

David L. SteeleDavid L. Steele

David L. Steele
School: Benson Graduation Year: 1963

Year Inducted: 2019

Sports Played: Football, Basketball, Track and Field

High School Honors: 3 Football letters. 1st Team All-PIL as Senior Linebacker; 2nd Team All-PIL Offensive Guard as Junior and Senior; 3rd Team All-State. Team Captain and leading Team Tackler as Senior.
2 Basketball letters, as a reserve. 3 Track & Field letters, Javelin.

Post High School Career: University of Pennsylvania’s Moore School of Electrical
Engineering, 2 years. Computer Operations for Penn Mutual Life Insurance, Honeywell, and ADP. Computer Operations Manager for Southwest Securities in Dallas, TX. Opened own software consulting firm in 1992. Retired, living in Garland, TX. Benson Hall of Fame induction in 2014.

Commentary:

When I entered Benson as a freshman, I decided I wanted to try out for the football team. This was probably one of the best decisions of my young life. It eventually played an important part in getting me into college which was an east coast Ivy League school and led me into the computerization of the financial services industries.

I married my high school sweetheart and we raised our two sons in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Our oldest son is a graduate of Drexel University and a project manager working in Houston and our youngest son is a graduate of Cornell University and is a part owner of a successful landscaping company in the San Francisco area. In the late 80’s we relocated to the Dallas/Fort Worth area where we are currently living.

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