Stephen Charles Sloan was born on August 19,1944 and is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
18 Facts About Steve Sloan
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Steve Sloan played college football as a quarterback at the University of Alabama from 1962 to 1965 and then played for two seasons in the National Football League with the Atlanta Falcons.
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Steve Sloan served as the athletic director at the University of Alabama, the University of North Texas, University of Central Florida, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before his retirement in 2006.
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In 2000, Steve Sloan was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
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Steve Sloan's father served in the US Air Force, and the family moved regularly before settling in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1953.
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Steve Sloan attended Bradley County High School where he was the quarterback on the football team, and played baseball, basketball, and golf.
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Steve Sloan played college football at the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant between 1962 and 1965.
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Steve Sloan arrived in Tuscaloosa in 1962, though was not eligible to play with the varsity team due to NCAA rules at the time.
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Steve Sloan quarterbacked the Tide's final regular season game and the Sugar Bowl when Bryant benched Namath for disciplinary reasons.
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Steve Sloan was the primary quarterback in his junior season in 1964 while Namath was injured.
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However, in the 1965 Orange Bowl versus Texas, Steve Sloan was forced out of the game with injury.
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Steve Sloan played sparingly as a back-up over the course of two seasons.
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In 1971, Steve Sloan received his first coaching job as an offensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles.
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In 1973, Steve Sloan took his first job as a head coach of the Vanderbilt Commodores.
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Steve Sloan took five of his assistant coaches with him to the Red Raiders program, including defensive coordinator Bill Parcells.
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In late 1977, Steve Sloan took his third head coaching job with the Ole Miss Rebels football program.
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Steve Sloan was head coach for five seasons at Ole Miss, winning 20 games, losing 34, and tying one.
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In December 1982, Steve Sloan decided to leave Ole Miss to become the head football coach for the Duke Blue Devils football program.