Steve Greatwood | |
Current Team: | Saarland Hurricanes (Germany) |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1958 |
Birth Place: | Eugene, Oregon |
Coach Years1: | 1980-1981 |
Coach Team1: | Oregon (GA) |
Coach Years2: | 1982-1993 |
Coach Team2: | Oregon (OL/TE) |
Coach Years3: | 1994 |
Coach Team3: | Oregon (OL) |
Coach Years4: | 1995 |
Coach Team4: | St. Louis Rams (TE) |
Coach Years5: | 1996 |
Coach Team5: | St. Louis Rams (OL) |
Coach Years6: | 1997 |
Coach Team6: | Maryland (OL) |
Coach Years7: | 1998-1999 |
Coach Team7: | USC (OL) |
Coach Years8: | 2000-2004 |
Coach Team8: | Oregon (DL) |
Coach Years9: | 2005–2016 |
Coach Team9: | Oregon (OL) |
Coach Years10: | 2017–2019 |
Coach Team10: | California (OL) |
Awards: | National Offensive Line Coach of the Year - American Football Coaches Association (2008) |
Steve Greatwood (born August 15, 1958 in Eugene, Oregon) is a retired American football coach.
Greatwood has over 30 years of coaching experience, including stints in the NFL (St. Louis Rams) and at four different colleges (Oregon, USC, Maryland, California). Widely regarded as one of the premiere offensive line coaches in college football today, Greatwood was named the National Offensive Line Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association in 2008.
The former Churchill High School standout completed his playing career at Oregon with an appearance in the 1980 Hula Bowl and was the recipient of the Bob Officer Award, given to the Oregon player who makes a major contribution to the success of the program despite physical adversity. Greatwood later signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers before initiating his coaching career as the Ducks’ defensive graduate assistant for two years.[1]