Steve Crosby
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Position: | Fort Hays State |
NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 17 / Pick: 419 |
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Steven Kent Crosby (born July 3, 1950) is an American former professional football coach and player. He spent 33 years in the National Football League (NFL)—3 as a player, 4 as a scout and 26 as a coach. Crosby was named the NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year with the San Diego Chargers in 2007.
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College career
Crosby played
Professional playing career
Crosby was selected by the
Coaching career
Crosby recovered from his injury and earned his master's degree. Three weeks after accepting a position to teach high school, he was offered to be a scout for the Miami Dolphins.[6] He accepted, and later became a coach under Don Shula. The Dolphins went to Super Bowl XVII in 1982. Crosby then coached for the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1985 with the Browns, Crosby was the running backs coach that oversaw both Earnest Byner and Kevin Mack both running for 1,000 yards.[2]
Crosby joined the Chargers in 2002 as
The
References
- ^ Prickett, Ryan (2011). "2011 Fort Hays State Football Media Guide". Fort Hays State. pp. 90, 92. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "2010 San Diego Chargers Media Guide" (PDF). San Diego Chargers. 2010. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2010.
- ^ Mulligan, Kevin (May 22, 1996). "Daniels Hires Pair Of Scouts Dick Daniels: New System". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Keating, Bob (January 12, 1975). "Crosby See Future With Giants". The Great Bend Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "Steve Crosby NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Hanks, Kathy (December 12, 2008). "Charger is chief attraction". The Hutchinson News. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Acee, Kevin (January 3, 2011). "Crosby takes fall for special teams slide". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011.
- ^ a b Bair, Scott (January 3, 2011). "CHARGERS NOTES: Special teams coach Crosby won't return". North County Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011.
- ^ Jensen, Sean (March 27, 2008). "Toub snubbed for special teams award - Inside the Bears". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011.
- ^ Sullivan, Tim (August 11, 2011). "NFL fans may want to give new kickoff rule the boot". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011.
- ^ "Chargers K Kaeding out for season after hurting left knee on opening kickoff". The Washington Post. Associated Press. September 12, 2011. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018.
- ^ Acee, Kevin (January 4, 2011). "Along with new coach, Bolts need new (old) mentality on special teams". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011.
- ^ Trotter, Jim (August 31, 2011). "Chargers hope to rebound after playoff-less 2010". SI.com. CNN/Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011.
External links
- Steve Crosby at NFL.com
- Steve Crosby at Pro-Football-Reference.com