Steve Szabo

Steve Szabo (born September 11, 1943) is an American former football player and coach. He played football and lacrosse for the United States Naval Academy from 1961 to 1965. After four years of military service, Szabo held coaching positions with 18 collegiate and professional football teams from 1969 to 2011. He served as the head football coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1987, compiling a record of 15–15–1.

Early years A native of Chicago, Illinois, Szabo graduated from Mendel High School in Chicago. He played as fullback and defensive back on the same Navy football teams with Roger Staubach. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Szabo served four years in the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico and served one year in South Vietnam.

Coaching career Between 1969 and 2011, Szabo held coaching positions with 18 collegiate and professional football teams. These include Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (defensive coordinator and defensive backfield, 1969), Toledo Rockets (freshman coach and chief scout, 1970), Iowa Hawkeyes (special teams and linebackers, 1971–1973), Syracuse Orange (defensive line, 1974–1976), Iowa State Cyclones (defensive line and kickers, 1977–1978), Ohio State Buckeyes (defensive line and kickers, 1979–1981), Western Michigan Broncos (assistant head coach and offensive coordinator, 1982–1984), Edinboro Fighting Scots (head coach, 1985–1987), Northern Iowa Panthers (defensive line, 1988), Colorado State Rams (defensive coordinator and linebackers, 1989–1990), Boston College Eagles (defensive coordinator and linebackers, 1991–1993), Jacksonville Jaguars (linebackers, 1994–2002), New England Patriots (volunteer assistant, 2003), Buffalo Bills (defensive backs, 2004–2005), Michigan Wolverines (linebackers, 2006–2007), Colgate Raiders (defensive coordinator and linebackers, 2008), Eastern Michigan Eagles (associate head coach and linebackers, 2009), and Illinois State Redbirds (defensive coordinator and linebackers, 2011), Szabo resigned his position at Illinois State in June 2011 for personal reasons.

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