LC control no. | n 00088611 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | McNair, Steve, 1973-2009 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 19730214 |
Death date | 20090704 |
Place of birth | Mount Olive (Miss.) |
Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
Affiliation | Alcorn State University Houston Oilers (Football team) Tennessee Titans (Football team) |
Profession or occupation | Football players |
Found in | Steve McNair, 2001: CIP galley (Steve LaTreal McNair; b. Feb. 14, 1973) Wikipedia, Apr. 6, 2010 (Steve McNair; Steve LaTreal McNair; b. Feb. 14, 1973, Mount Olive, Miss.; d. July 4, 2009, Nashville, Tenn.; American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans) African American National Biography, accessed February 24, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (McNair, Steve; Air McNair; football player; born 14 February 1973 in Mount Olive, Mississippi, United States; BA in Recreation from Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi; was named All-American, won the Walter Payton Award, and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting; was taken in the third round of the NFL draft by the Houston Oilers (1995); set a franchise record for fewest interceptions and led the team in rushing touchdowns, the third highest for any quarterback in NFL history (1997); signed with the Titans a million dollar contract (2001); led the Titans into the playoffs (2002); finished campaign with best numbers of storied career quarterback, with a league-leading rating and was named league MVP (2003); died 04 July 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States) |