Steve Shafer

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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:
As a 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.

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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.