Steve Spurrier

Stephen Orr Spurrier born April 20 1945 is an American former football player and coach He played ten seasons in the National Football League NFL before coaching for 38 years He is often referred to by his nickname The Head Ball Coach He played college football as a quarterback for the Florida Gators where he won the 1966 Heisman Trophy The San Francisco 49ers selected him in the first round of the 1967 NFL draft and he spent a decade playing in the National Football League NFL mainly as a backup quarterback and punter Spurrier was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 Spurriers first job as head coach was with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League USFL from 1983 1985 Spurrier returned to the college ranks in 1987 serving as the head football coach for the Duke Blue Devils three seasons Florida Gators 12 seasons and South Carolina Gamecocks 105 seasons amassing 228 total wins and a 72 career winning percentage Between his stints at Florida and South Carolina he led the Washington Redskins of the National Football League NFL for two seasons with less success Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Spurrier licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia