Steve Shafer

American gridiron football player and coach (born 1940)
American football player
Steve Shafer
Personal information
Born: (1940-12-08) December 8, 1940 (age 83)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Burbank (Burbank, California)
College:Utah State
NFL draft:1963 / Round: 11 / Pick: 148
Career history
As a player:
  • BC Lions (1963–1967)
As a coach:
  • College of San Mateo (1968-1971)
    Defensive coordinator
  • College of San Mateo (1972-1974)
    Head coach
  • San Diego State (1975-1982)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Los Angeles Rams (1983-1990)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991-1993)
    Defensive backs coach
  • San Diego State (1994)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Oakland Raiders (1995-1997)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Carolina Panthers (1998)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (1999)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (2000-2001)
    Assistant head coach & secondary coach
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (2003-2004)
    Assistant head coach
Career highlights and awards

Stephen Edward Shafer (born December 8, 1940) is a former American gridiron player and coach who played for the BC Lions, winning the Grey Cup with them in 1964.[1] He played college football at Utah State University and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1963 NFL Draft. He was later a football coach in the National Football League (NFL), over the span of 1983 to 2003 serving on the staffs of the Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens, and Jacksonville Jaguars.[2][3] He lives in Lincoln, California.

References

  1. ^ "Shafer football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. ^ "Local coach Steve Shafer's long journey to a Super Bowl ring".
  3. ^ "Steve Shafer - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-14.
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BC Lions 52nd Grey Cup champions
  • Assistant coaches: Jim Champion
  • Frank Johnston
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San Francisco 49ers 1963 NFL draft selections
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