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Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American former football player and coach, having served as the head coach of three college and two professional teams. Spurrier was also noteworthy as a standout college football player, and he later played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).
Spurrier was born in Florida and grew up in Tennessee. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators. Spurrier was a Heisman Trophy winner and two-time All-American quarterback for the Gators and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986. He played professional football for ten seasons during the 1960s and 1970s with the San Francisco 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
After retiring as a player, Spurrier served as a college assistant coach before being hired as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL) in 1983. The Bandits had a successful three-season run but folded along with the USFL after the 1985 season, and Spurrier accepted the head coach position for the Duke Blue Devils, where he led his 1989 squad to the team's first conference championship since 1962 and most recent to date. He returned to the University of Florida to become the Gators' head coach in 1990. From then until 2001, he led the Gators to their first six Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships and first consensus national championship in 1996.
Take a look at the dedication of Steve Spurrier - Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium!
Moments after the unveiling of Steve Spurrier Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Head Ball Coach lead The Swamp in the famous 2 Bits cheer.
Former Florida Gators linebacker James Bates tells his favorite Steve Spurrier stories to commemorate the Head Ball Coach resigning from college football.
Steve Spurrier joined Paul Finebaum to talk about his new book, the Florida football season, and more!
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier speaks after the team's Wednesday practice.
Steve Spurrier sits down with Pat Dooley, Gainesville Sun columnist, to talk about the 1996 Gator National Championship team.
During Saturday's season opener, Steve Spurrier was recognized with a series of events which included the unveiling of Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and more.
Paul Kennedy catches up with Florida State coaching icon Bobby Bowden to discuss former Florida coaching great Steve Spurrier, who resigned as coach at South Carolina.
Former South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier talks about his relationship with Nick Saban.
9.20.14. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier speaks after the team's 48-34 win over Vanderbilt.
Steve discusses the 2014 season as well as his future.
8.28.14. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier's remarks after the Gamecocks' 52-28 season-opening loss to Texas A&M;.
9.19.15. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier speaks after the team's 52-20 loss to Georgia.
9-20-2016 The Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier was on The Rise Guys to talk Gamecocks football, Gators, Will Muschamp, Dabo, & why he really QUIT on The Gamecocks. TheRiseGuys.com https://facebook.com/RiseGuys https://twitter.com/TheRiseGuys https://instagram.com/TheRiseGuys
Podcast - The Paul Finebaum Show 10/26/16 Paul's joined by LSU interim head coach Ed Orgeron as well as legendary football coach Steve Spurrier. Chip Towers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins the program too.
The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Heisman Trophy Winner and College Football Hall of Fame Legend Steve Spurrier. He will discuss his new book Head Ball Coach; My Life in Football. Steve Spurrier is a former football coach and player. He played at the University of Florida, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1966. He went on to play in the NFL for nine years, and then worked as an assistant coach before he became head coach of the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits in 1983. He went on to coach at Duke University, and then Florida, where he le d the Gators to six SEC Championships as well as a National Championship in 1996. From 2002 to 2003, he coached the Washington Redskins, and, from 2005 until his retirement in 2015, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. He was named SEC Coach of t...
A year ago this week, Steve Spurrier left the Gamecocks. Senior quarterback Perry Orth looks back at how the program has changed.
College football and Dr Pepper are best enjoyed with friends. And sometimes those friends are named Steve Spurrier.
Commodores coach James Franklin talks about his respect for South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier.
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Steve Spurrier holds book signing Friday at Barnes & Noble
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Tribute to the winningest coach in Gamecock football history
South Carolina press conference announcing Steve Spurrier as head football coach for the Gamecocks.
8.3.14. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier speaks at the football media day Sunday.
Coach Steve Spurrier sat down with the media for his weekly press conference following his team's opening week victory over the East Carolina pirates. Coach Spurrier discussed his teams performance against ECU and also talked about his team's upcoming game against the Georgia Bulldogs. Website: http://www.scsportssource.com Follow Us On Twitter: https://twitter.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SC-Sports-SourceCom/113258205411785?v=wall
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Coach Steve Spurrier and Todd Ellis recap a 31-14 win over UCF at Williams-Brice Stadium. Watch The Steve Spurrier Show every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on SportSouth.