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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Steve Szabo
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| coach_team7 = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] (DL/K)
| coach_years8 = 1982–1984
| coach_team8 = [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] (asst. HC / [[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_years9 = 1985–1987
| coach_team9 = [[Edinboro Fighting Scots football|Edinboro]]
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==Early years==
A native of [[Chicago, Illinois]], Szabo graduated from Mendel High School in Chicago.<ref name=red/><ref name=ISU/> 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.<ref name=red/><ref>{{cite news|title=New Talent for Tar Ten: Navy Lacrosse team Sets Home Opener Tomorrow|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=April 2, 1965|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1720002022.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+02%2C+1965&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=NEW+TALENT+FOR+TAR+TEN&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131160538/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1720002022.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+02,+1965&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=NEW+TALENT+FOR+TAR+TEN&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Unbeaten Middies Defeat Army, 9-4|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 31, 1964|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/31/unbeaten-middies-defeat-army.html}}</ref> He played as [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] and [[defensive back]] on the same [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy football]] teams with [[Roger Staubach]].<ref name=mich/><ref>{{cite news|title=Navy Routs Cornell, 41-0, As Staubach Leads Attack|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 14, 1962|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/10/14/archives/navy-routs-cornell-410-as-staubach-leads-attack-staubach-runs-and.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Navy's Football Captain Is Sure Midshipmen Can Defeat Texas|author=Allison Danzig|author-link=Allison Danzig|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 28, 1963|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C17FC3E55127B93CAAB1789D95F478685F9}}("Steve Szabo, another fullback, was moved to defensive halfback to relieve the shortage created by the loss of Moore and Hanson.")</ref> 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 War|South Vietnam]].<ref name=Bio/>
==Coaching career==
Between 1969 and 2011, Szabo held coaching positions with 18 collegiate and professional football teams. These include [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays]] (defensive coordinator and defensive backfield, 1969), [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo Rockets]] (freshman coach and chief scout, 1970),<ref>{{cite news|title=TU Grid Frosh To Open|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=September 21, 1970|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U-1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xwEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1173,2523429&dq=steve+szabo+football&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Iowa Expected To Hire Szabo|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=January 9, 1971|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n_FOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ywEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2433,2576058&dq=steve+szabo+football&hl=en}}</ref> [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa Hawkeyes]] (special teams and linebackers, 1971–1973), [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse Orange]] (defensive line, 1974–1976),<ref>{{cite news|title=Szabo To Syracuse|newspaper=Toledo Blade|date=December 17, 1973|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UfNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5929,1521482&dq=steve+szabo+football&hl=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Szabo Joins Maloney On Syracuse Staff|newspaper=Schenectady Gazette|date=December 19, 1973|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-hNGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x-gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2897,823747&dq=steve+szabo+football&hl=en}}</ref> [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State Cyclones]] (defensive line and kickers, 1977–1978),<ref name=ISU>{{cite news|title=Ex-Lauterbur aide Szabo added to Iowa State staff|newspaper=The Telegraph-Herald|date=January 25, 1977|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=utdBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6939,2763166&dq=steve+szabo+football&hl=en}}</ref> [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] (defensive line and kickers, 1979–1981),<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce fires three Ohio State coaches|newspaper=Kingman Daily Miner|date=January 7, 1982|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MLxPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sFMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3651,559042&dq=steve+szabo+football&hl=en}}(Szabo along with [[Nick Saban]] and [[
==Head coaching record==
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[[Category:Syracuse Orange football coaches]]
[[Category:Toledo Rockets football coaches]]
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[[Category:United States Marine Corps officers]]
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[[Category:Players of American football from Illinois]]▼
[[Category:Educators from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Educators from Illinois]]
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