Steve Szabo
Steve Szabo is a former American football player and coach. He played football and lacrosse for the United States Naval Academy from 1961 to 1965. After four years of military service, Szabo held coaching positions with 18 collegiate and professional football teams from 1969 to 2011. He served as the head football coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1987, compiling a record of 15–15–1.Early years
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Szabo graduated from Mendel High School in Chicago. He subsequently attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1965. While attending the Naval Academy, Szabo played college football from 1961 to 1964 and played as a midfielder on Navy's national championship lacrosse teams from 1963 to 1965. He played as fullback and defensive back on the same Navy football teams with Roger Staubach. After graduating from the Naval Academy, Szabo served four years in the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed at Marine Corps Base Quantico and served one year in Vietnam.Coaching career
Between 1969 and 2011, Szabo held coaching positions with 18 collegiate and professional football teams. These include Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, Toledo Rockets, Iowa Hawkeyes, Syracuse Orange, Iowa State Cyclones, Ohio State Buckeyes, Western Michigan Broncos, Edinboro Fighting Scots, Northern Iowa Panthers, Colorado State Rams, Boston College Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Michigan Wolverines, Colgate Raiders, Eastern Michigan Eagles, and Illinois State Redbirds, Szabo resigned his position at Illinois State in June 2011 for personal reasons.Head coaching record
