1966 - 32nd Award
Steve Spurrier Florida Back
“Super Steve” Spurrier, University of Florida
quarterback 6’2, 203 pounds, broke many Florida and South
eastern Conference records. This brilliant field general had a
tremendous gridiron career that spanned 31 games. He completed 392
passes out of 692 attempts for a total yardage of 4,848, which
included 37 touchdowns and picked up 442 yards rushing. Steve was
the number one draft choice of the San Francisco ‘49ers where
he played for nine years spelling John Brodie as quarterback in
1972 and leading the ‘49ers to a third consecutive NFC West
Title. His best day as a quarterback came against Minnesota in 1973
when he completed 31 out of 48 attempts for 320 yards. In the great
’72 season he threw for five touchdown passes against Chicago
to tie Brodie and Albert for the record. He was head coach at the
collegiate level for 15 years. At Duke University he was 20-13-1
and won the ACC Championship in 1989, Duke’s first in 27
years. While head coach at his alma mater, Florida, his team won
the SEC Championship in 1990, ’91, ’93, ’94,
’95, ’96 & 2000. His record at Florida was 122-27-1
for 12 years. This makes him the winningest coach in his tenure at
one school in NCAA history. His teams have also won the SEC
Conference Championship in seven of his 12 years. He is a member of
the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, the Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, and the
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. He is currently the Head Football
Coach at the University of South Carolina. He has been married to
the former Jerri Starr for 39 years. They have four children, Lisa
Amy, Steve, Jr. and Scotty, and seven grandchildren, Trey Gatson
King, Davis Graham King, Jake Moody, Kyle Spurrier Moody, Lauren
Moody Gavin Spurrier, Luke Spurrier and Emma Spurrier.
Elected to the National Football Foundation and College Hall of
Fame in 1986.