Steve Belles

Steve Belles (born November 21, 1966) is an American former professional football quarterback who played for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He subsequently became a high school football coach in Arizona, amassing five state championships at Hamilton High School in Chandler. He played college football at Notre Dame.

Playing career Belles attended St. Mary's High School in Phoenix, where in 1984 he won a state championship and was named Arizona High School Player of the Year. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.

After college he played one season with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. He was also offensive coordinator of the Rattlers in 1993 and played in Europe for the in 1991. At Mountain Ridge, where he was head coach from 2000 to 2006 with a 47-13 record,

Belles became the head football coach at Hamilton in 2006 after John Wrenn left to become Arizona State University's running backs coach. He was instantly successful there with a 13–1 record, Fiesta Region Title, and an Arizona State Championship in his first season. During his tenure, Hamilton was ranked as high as fourth in the nation by the USA Today Super 25. He remained at the school as a teacher until September, when he was reassigned to the district offices, and in December the head coach position was advertised with the Arizona Interscholastic Association.

On June 25, 2018, Belles announced he would become an assistant coach at Juan Diego Catholic High School in Draper, Utah responsible for the quarterbacks and defensive back positions.