Steve Papin
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Position: | Offensive specialist | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | February 28, 1972 | ||||||||||
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High school: | San Jose (CA) Piedmont | ||||||||||
College: | Portland State | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 1996 | ||||||||||
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Steve LeRoi Papin (born February 28, 1972) is a former American football offensive specialist who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League with the San Jose SaberCats and New York Dragons. He first enrolled at West Valley College before transferring to Portland State University.[1] He attended Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, California.[2] Papin was also a member of the Scottish Claymores and San Diego Riptide.
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College career
Papin played for the Portland State Vikings, finishing third in voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy his senior year in 1995 after recording 2,397 all-purpose yards.[3]
Professional career
Scottish Claymores
Papin played for the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football in 1997.[3]
San Jose SaberCats
Pain played for the San Jose SaberCats from 1997 to 2001, earning Second Team All-Arena and Don't Blink! Player of the Year honors twice each.[4] He was released by the SaberCats on December 19, 2001.[5]
New York Dragons
Papin signed with the New York Dragons on January 10, 2002. He was released by the Dragons on March 4, 2003.[6] He finished his career with 15,413 all-purpose yards for 152 touchdowns and an average of 14.7 yards per touch.[3] Papin also averaged 200.4 all-purpose yards per game.[7] He was a finalist for the Arena Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and 2014.[8][9]
San Diego Riptide
Papin played in five games for the San Diego Riptide of the af2 in 2003 before suffering a knee injury.[10]
Coaching career
San Diego Riptide
Papin was defensive coordinator for the San Diego Riptide in 2005.[11]
Central Valley Coyotes
Papin served as defensive coordinator of the Central Valley Coyotes in 2006.[12]
Everett Hawks
Papin was offensive coordinator of the Everett Hawks in 2007.[11][12]
Tri-Cities Fever
Papin served as offensive coordinator of the Tri-Cities Fever in 2008.[13]
San Jose Wolves
Papin was offensive coordinator for San Jose Wolves of the American Indoor Football Association in 2010.[14]
San Jose SaberCats
Papin was wide receivers coach of the San Jose SaberCats in 2011.[11]
Gunderson High School
Papin served as head coach of the Gunderson Grizzly Bears of San Jose, California from 2011 to 2013.[15] He stepped down as the Grizzly Bears' coach in April 2014.[16]
Independence High School
Papin became head coach of the Independence 76ers in 2014.[17]
Broadcasting career
In 2015, Papin was hired by CBS Sports Network as a sideline analyst for its coverage of the AFL.[18]
References
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External links
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- Living people
- 1972 births
- Players of American football from California
- American football wide receivers
- American football return specialists
- American football running backs
- African-American players of American football
- Junior college football players in the United States
- Portland State Vikings football players
- Scottish Claymores players
- San Jose SaberCats players
- New York Dragons players
- San Diego Riptide players
- San Jose SaberCats coaches
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Sportspeople from San Jose, California