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Position: | Coach/Running back | ||
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Date of birth: | July 3, 1950 | ||
Place of birth: | Great Bend, Kansas | ||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
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High school: | Pawnee Rock High School | ||
College: | Fort Hays State | ||
NFL Draft: | 1974 / Round: 17 / Pick: 419 | ||
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Steven Kent "Steve" Crosby (born July 3, 1950) is an American football coach and former National Football League (NFL) running back. He last coached special teams for the San Diego Chargers in 2010. Crosby was named the NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year in 2007, and he has spent 33 years in the NFL—3 as a player, 4 as a scout and 26 as a coach. He played for the New York Giants from 1974–1976. Afterwards he scouted or coached in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. He then coached college football for three years at Vanderbilt University before joining the Chargers in 2002.
Crosby played college football for Fort Hays State, where he was an Associated Press Little All-American (1973), two-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-District 10 (1972–1973), and two-time All-Great Plains Athletic Conference selection (1972–1973). The tailback finished his career with 2,780 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns while also filling in for injured teammates at quarterback and middle linebacker.