Steve Suhey
| Date of birth | January 8, 1922 |
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| Place of birth | Jamesville, New York, U.S. |
| Date of death | January 8, 1977 (aged 55) |
| Place of death | State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Position(s) | Guard |
| College | Penn State |
| NFL draft | 1948 / Round: |
| Career history | |
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| 1948–1949 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Steven Joseph Suhey (born January 8, 1922 in Jamesville, New York died January 8, 1977 in State College, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player, playing guard for two seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was an All-American at Penn State. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. His son Matt Suhey, also played at Penn State and in the NFL.
Suhey's college career was interrupted by three years of service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
Suhey was the MVP of the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic. It has been suggested Penn State's now-famous "We Are Penn State!" stadium cheer has its origins in a statement made by team captain Suhey prior to that game. Suhey is said to have declared, “We are Penn State. There will be no meetings,” in response to SMU's request for a meeting to protest the participation of Penn State's two black players (Wallace Triplett and Dennie Hoggard).
While at Penn State, Suhey became a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.
After playing two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Suhey coached high school football before joining the L.G. Balfour Company.
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