Steve Bird played college football for Eastern Kentucky where he was named to the First-Team All-OVC and won two Division I-AA national championship games in 1979 and 1982.
20 Facts About Steve Bird
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Steve Bird was drafted in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL draft by the St Louis Cardinals of the National Football League.
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Steve Bird played for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals and the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
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Steve Bird coached for Kentucky, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Kent State, Tulane, Middle Tennessee, and West Virginia before returning to Eastern Kentucky for a third time as an offensive assistant.
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Steve Bird was a three-year starter at wide receiver for Eastern Kentucky and played in four consecutive Division I-AA national championship games ; the Colonels won in 1979 and 1982.
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Steve Bird was a first-team All-OVC choice in 1982 when he was selected to the I-AA All-American team by Kodak, The Sporting News and the Associated Press.
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Steve Bird was inducted into the Eastern Kentucky Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Steve Bird was drafted 130th overall in the fifth round in the 1983 NFL draft to the St Louis Cardinals of the National Football League.
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Steve Bird was drafted in the eleventh round by the Washington Federals of the United States Football League in the 1983 USFL Draft, but he opted to play for the Cardinals.
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Steve Bird made his professional debut in the first week of the season against the New Orleans Saints but did not record any stats.
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In week one of 1984 Steve Bird started the season off breaking the 100-yard return yards barrier as he had 103 kick return yards in five attempts.
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Steve Bird made his debut for the Chargers in week ten against the Indianapolis Colts as he returned two kicks for fifteen yards and one punt for four yards in his final game in the NFL.
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In 1985, Steve Bird signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.
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Steve Bird played in two games for the Eskimos, recording three catches for 33 yards and he continued his role as a punt and kick returner.
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Steve Bird appeared in five games for the Alouettes where he recorded a career-high seventeen receptions for 228 yards while not returning kicks and punts.
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Steve Bird was released prior to the season and did not play for them.
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Steve Bird would have stints with Tulane and Middle Tennessee as wide receivers coaches, West Virginia as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach, and Eastern Kentucky as a tight ends then receivers coach.
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In 2013, Steve Bird was hired by South Carolina State to be their special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach.
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In 2018, Steve Bird moved from coaching the wide receivers to coaching the running backs while maintaining his special teams duty.
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In 2021, Steve Bird returned to coaching the wide receivers and special teams.