Les Steckel was born on July 1,1946 and is an American football coach currently serving as the quarterbacks coach at Centre College.
14 Facts About Les Steckel
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Les Steckel volunteered on the Robert F Kennedy presidential campaign that year with Rosey Grier.
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Les Steckel then enlisted in the Marines and served in Vietnam as infantry.
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Les Steckel retired from the Marine Reserves after thirty years of service with the rank of Colonel.
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Les Steckel then worked as an assistant football coach at the University of Colorado from 1973 to 1976.
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Les Steckel was an assistant at Navy in 1977, then an assistant with the San Francisco 49ers in 1978.
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Les Steckel joined the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff as the receivers coach in 1979 and remained an assistant coach through the 1983 season.
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Les Steckel was promoted to head coach of the Vikings for the 1984 season after longtime coach Bud Grant retired.
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Les Steckel was succeeded by Grant, who briefly came out of retirement to fill the post.
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Les Steckel later worked as an assistant coach or coordinator with the New England Patriots from 1985 to 1988, then with Brown University in 1989, followed by another two years at the University of Colorado from 1991 to 1992.
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Les Steckel became president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on March 1,2005, after taking time off to coach his son's high school team.
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In January 2021, Les Steckel joined the coaching staff at Centre College, in Danville, Kentucky, as the team's quarterbacks coach.
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Les Steckel was then promoted to offensive coordinator, and he left the team after the season.
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Les Steckel is married to the former Chris Picket, and they have three children: Lesley, a graduate of Baylor University, Luke Steckel, who played football at Princeton University and is currently the offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears; and Christian, a Baylor graduate, is a reporter and host for Bally Sports Southwest.