- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSteve LaTreal McNair
- Nickname
- Air McNair
- Height6′ 1¾″ (1.87 m)
- Steve McNair was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He spent most of his career with the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans and also played for the Baltimore Ravens.
Steve McNair played college football at Alcorn State in Lorman, Mississippi, where he won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was drafted third overall by the NFL's Houston Oilers in 1995, becoming the team's regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee (though he started six games over the prior two seasons in Houston), and remained the starting quarterback for the Titans through 2005. After the 2005 season, McNair was traded to the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring after thirteen NFL seasons.
Steve McNair led the Titans to the playoffs four times, and the Ravens once, and played in Super Bowl XXXIV with the Titans. McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, and was an All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003. McNair was the first African-American quarterback to win AP NFL MVP and is, along with Cam Newton, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, one of only four to win the award so far.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseMechelle McNair(June 21, 1997 - July 4, 2009) (his death, 4 children)
- Led the Houston Oilers/Tennesse Titans franchise to their only Super Bowl in 2000 against the St. Louis Rams. With the Titans down by seven, he took the team 87 yards down the field in the final minute and 48 seconds, only to come up a yard shy of a game tying touchdown.
- Named NFL Co-MVP in 2003, along with Peyton Manning.
- Had four sons: Steve Junior (9/10/91), Steven (3/11/94), Tyler (8/22/98), Trenton (1/23/04). The latter two are from his marriage to Mechelle.
- Close friend and mentor of Vince Young.
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