Steve Bird

Punt returns:	20
Yards:	136
Average:	6.8

Steve Bird
South Carolina State Bulldogs
Position:	Special teams coordinator & running backs coach
Personal information
Born:	October 20, 1960 (age 63); Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:	Corbin (Corbin, Kentucky)
College:	Eastern Kentucky
NFL draft:	1983 / Round: 5 / Pick: 130
Career history
As a player:
	St. Louis Cardinals (1983–1984); San Diego Chargers (1984); Cincinnati Bengals (1985); Edmonton Eskimos (1985); Montreal Alouettes (1986); Detroit Lions (1987); Philadelphia Eagles (1987)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Eastern Kentucky (1987–1989); Wide receivers coach; Kentucky (1990–1991); Graduate assistant; Tennessee (1992); Graduate assistant; Pittsburgh (1993–1995); Wide receivers coach & kickers coach; Kent State (1996); Tight ends coach; Tulane (1997–1998); Wide receivers coach; Middle Tennessee (1999–2000); Wide receivers coach; West Virginia (2001–2004); Passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach; Eastern Kentucky (2005); Tight ends coach; Eastern Kentucky (2006); Wide receivers coach; Bowling Green (2007–2008); Special teams coordinator & outside receivers coach; South Florida (2009–2011); Offensive assistant; South Carolina State (2013–2017); Special teams coordinator & wide receivers coach; South Carolina State (2018–2020); Special teams coordinator & running backs coach; South Carolina State (2021–2022); Special teams coordinator & wide receivers coach; South Carolina State (2023–present); Special teams coordinator & running backs coach;
Career NFL statistics
Punt returns:
Punt returns:	20
Yards:	136
Average:	6.8
	Player stats at PFR

Steven L. Bird (born October 20, 1960) is an American football special teams coordinator for South Carolina State. He played college football for Eastern Kentucky where he was named to the First-Team All-OVC and won two Division I-AA national championship games in 1979 and 1982. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals and the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

After the end of Bird's playing career he joined his alma mater as a wide receivers coach. He coached for Kentucky, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Kent State, Tulane, Middle Tennessee, and West Virginia before returning to Eastern Kentucky for a third time as an offensive assistant. After a stint with Bowling Green and South Florida he joined South Carolina State for the longest tenure of his career since 2013 as the team's special teams coordinator.