16 Facts About Steve Mariucci

1.

Steve Mariucci was born and raised in Iron Mountain, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula, where he met best friend and current Michigan State University basketball head coach Tom Izzo.

2.

At Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where they were roommates, Steve Mariucci was a three-time All-America quarterback.

3.

Steve Mariucci signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in but was released a month later.

4.

Steve Mariucci began his coaching career at his alma mater, and moved to Cal State Fullerton and Louisville.

5.

Steve Mariucci returned to college football and joined the USC staff in 1986 and coached wide receiver Ken Henry to a season where he had 807 yards with 7 TDs; WR Randy Tanner had 408 yards.

6.

Steve Mariucci then moved to the coaching staff at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987.

7.

Steve Mariucci then moved to the NFL, and became the quarterback coach for the Green Bay Packers in 1992 under new head coach After four years with the Packers, he returned to Cal as head coach in 1996 and went ending with an Aloha Bowl loss.

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8.

Steve Mariucci's firing caused an uproar among 49er fans, and the franchise struggled heavily, having no winning seasons for 10 years following Mariucci's exit.

9.

Steve Mariucci was named the Detroit Lions' 22nd head coach on February 4,2003, and was fired on November 28,2005.

10.

The decision to fire Steve Mariucci came after a blowout loss on national television on Thanksgiving Day to the Atlanta Falcons.

11.

Steve Mariucci established an NFL mark for consecutive wins by a rookie head coach with an 11-game winning streak, which has since been trumped by Jim Caldwell's start with the Indianapolis Colts during the 2009 season.

12.

Since being fired by the Detroit Lions, Steve Mariucci has not returned to coaching.

13.

Steve Mariucci has four children: Stephen, Tyler, Adam, and Brielle.

14.

Steve Mariucci's eldest son Tyler is an assistant athletic director at San Diego State University.

15.

Shortly after Pete Carroll left University of Southern California, Steve Mariucci was reportedly seen on campus, and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported shortly thereafter that Steve Mariucci was a candidate for the Trojans head coach position and that the university had "made contact" with the announcer.

16.

Steve Mariucci expressed interest in the head-coaching job of the San Diego Chargers in late 2012 with speculation of Norv Turner's departure from San Diego.