Steve McNair
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Position (s): Quarterback |
Jersey number (s): 9 |
| born February 14, 1973 in Mount Olive , Mississippi | |
| died on July 4, 2009 in Nashville , Tennessee | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1995 - 2007 | |
| NFL Draft : 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | |
| College : Alcorn State University | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Touchdowns - interceptions | 174-119 |
| Thrown yards | 31,304 |
| Pass attempts | 4,544 |
| Passes arrived | 2,733 |
| Quarterback rating | 82.8 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Steve LaTreal McNair (born February 14, 1973 in Mount Olive , Mississippi , † July 4, 2009 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was an American football player. The quarterback played for the Tennessee Titans in the National Football League from 1995 to 2005 . From 2006 to 2007 he was on the field for the Baltimore Ravens .
Life
McNair grew up in Mount Olive, Mississippi, with four brothers. He attended local high school and then decided to go to Alcorn State University in Lorman , Mississippi, where he played as a quarterback on the college football team. From 1995 McNair played in the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans , which were called Houston Oilers at that time. He became the highest-paid freshman in NFL history with a $ 28.4 million contract for seven years. McNair's greatest success was reaching Super Bowl XXXIV with the Tennessee Titans in 2000. The Titans were narrowly defeated by the St. Louis Rams . The game went down in history because the Titans and McNair were only one yard short of victory. Six seconds before the end of the game, the Titans had the ball on the opposing 15-yard line. Steve McNair matched Kevin Dyson , but this was stopped one yard before the end zone of the Rams by linebacker Mike Jones and the Rams won Super Bowl XXXIV with 23:16. In 2003, McNair and Peyton Manning received the NFL Most Valuable Player Award .
In 2006 he moved to the Baltimore Ravens , but then ended his career after the 2007 season after increasingly struggling with injury-related pain. After retiring from professional sports, McNair opened a restaurant near the University of Tennessee .
In June 1997 he married Mechelle and the marriage resulted in four sons.
His jersey number # 9 was withdrawn on September 15, 2019 in the game against the Indianapolis Colts during the halftime show and cannot be used by any other player.
death
McNair was found dead in his apartment with his girlfriend on July 4, 2009. The investigation revealed that the 20-year-old fired four shots at the likely sleeping McNair and then killed herself. McNair was hit by at least one bullet in the head. He is buried in Griffith Cemetery in Prentiss , Mississippi.
Web links
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ Mike Organ: Titans greats Eddie George and Steve McNair jersey numbers retired. In: tennessean.com. September 15, 2019, accessed November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Girlfriend shot ex-football star McNair , article from July 9, 2009 on spiegel.de
- ↑ Steve McNair's grave in the Find a Grave database
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | McNair, Steve |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McNair, Steve LaTreal (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Olive , Mississippi , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th July 2009 |
| Place of death | Nashville , Tennessee , United States |