Kevin Steele
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| Kevin Steele | ||
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| Title | Associate head coach Head defensive coach |
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| College | Alabama | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | March 17, 1958 | |
| Place of birth |  Dillon, SC |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 9–36 | |
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| 1976 1978-1979 |
Furman Tennessee |
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| Position | LB | |
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| 1980-1981 1982 1983 1984-1986 1987-1988 1989-1994 1995-1998 1999-2002 2002-2006 2007 2008-present |
Tennessee (GA) Tennessee (OLB) New Mexico State (LB) Oklahoma State (LB/TE) Tennessee (DB) Nebraska (LB) Carolina Panthers (LB) Baylor Florida State (Assist.) Alabama (DC) Alabama (Assoc. HC/Head def. coach) |
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Kevin Steele (born May 17, 1958, in Dillon, South Carolina) is an American football coach. He currently serves as the associate head coach and head defensive coach at the University of Alabama, promoted by Nick Saban in February 2008[1]. He served as Alabama's defensive coordinator in the 2007 season.
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[edit] Playing career
Steele played three seasons of collegiate football as a linebacker. He spent his freshman year at Furman University before transferring to Tennessee, where he was a member of Johnny Majors' 1978 and 1979 squads.
[edit] Coaching career
[edit] Career as an Assistant
From 1989-94, Steele coached the linebackers under Nebraska legend Tom Osborne. During his six years in Lincoln, the Cornhuskers went 60-11, appeared in six bowl games, won four conference championships and captured the 1994 national championship with a 13-0 record. He has also served as an assistant coach at the Florida State University, University of Tennessee, Oklahoma State University and New Mexico State University. January 4, 2007 found Steele being hired by new Alabama coach Nick Saban as defensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide.
[edit] NFL years
In 1995, Steele made the jump to the NFL as the linebackers coach for the Carolina Panthers. Under head coach Dom Capers, the Panthers reached the NFC Championship Game in their second season (1996).
A well publicized moment occurred during Steele's last year in Carolina. Linebacker Kevin Greene attacked Steele during a heated discussion, grabbing the coach by his clothing. The incident was captured on live television. Steele did not retaliate.[2]
"Football is an emotional, aggressive game," Steele said. "Those guys are out there fighting. Kevin is a good person. We've talked about it and worked it out. That's all I have to say about it."[3]
[edit] Head coaching career
Steele was the head coach at Baylor University from 1999 to 2002. Steele compiled a record of only 9-36 (1-31 in the Big 12 conference). Steele was succeeded by recently ousted coach Guy Morriss.
During his first season as head coach (1999), Steele's Baylor team was involved in what ESPN.com called one of the top 10 worst coaching decisions, in 1999, when he chose a running play rather than a kneel down with his team leading and possessing the ball in the game's final 12 seconds and the opponent (UNLV) out of timeouts. The ensuing Baylor fumble and UNLV return for a touchdown gave the Rebels a shocking win.[4]
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | ||||
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| Baylor Bears (Big 12 Conference) (1999 – 2002) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Baylor | 1–10 | 0–8 | ||||||
| 2000 | Baylor | 2–9 | 0–8 | ||||||
| 2001 | Baylor | 3–8 | 0–8 | ||||||
| 2002 | Baylor | 3–9 | 1–7 | ||||||
| Baylor: | 9–36 | 1–31 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–36 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
[edit] Family
Steele is a native of Dillon, South Carolina. He and his wife, Linda, have an 18-year-old son (Gordon) and a 16-year-old daughter (Caroline).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Kevin Steele bio at RollTide.com
| Preceded by Dave Roberts |
Baylor Head Football Coaches 1999–2002 |
Succeeded by Guy Morriss |
| Preceded by Joe Kines |
Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive Coordinator 2007- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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