Stephan Carey Serby (born July 22, 1949) is a sports reporter who for the New York Post. Although known primarily as a New York Jets beat reporter, he has also written many columns on other National Football League franchises, particularly the New York Giants. He has also written or co-authored books on several different sports and sports figures.
Serby received a Bachelor of Journalism from Ohio University in 1971.[1] He took an entry-level position with the Post in 1972, was promoted to an editorial assistant in September 1972 only a week later and was elevated to sportswriter in 1972.[2]
In football circles, he is remembered for a physical confrontation with Jets quarterback Richard Todd in which Serby was pushed into a locker as a result of Serby's support for back-up Matt Robinson for the starter's job. Al Sharpton verbally attacked both Steve Serby and his employer for a column in which Serby commended Tom Coughlin for putting star wide receiver Plaxico Burress on the injured reserve list after an incident where Burress shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed firearm.[3]