[12][73][note 2] He stressed the need to beat traditional rivals Auburn, Georgia, and Florida State, against whom Florida had gone 0-9 over the previous three seasons. With 4 losses and only 2 wins by the middle of the 2015 season, Spurrier announced to his team and staff on October 12, 2015, that he had resigned as head coach.
[119], In the final game of the 2006 regular season, Spurrier led the Gamecocks to victory over in-state rival Clemson at Death Valley. [4][12], Spurrier was in competition for the starting quarterback position leading up to his sophomore year of 1964 until a serious knee injury suffered during spring drills allowed returning senior starter Tommy Shannon to keep the job. Hes currently an ambassador and consultant to the University of Floridas athletic department. [59], In later years, Spurrier has stated that his seasons working to get maximum production out of outmanned Duke squads were critical to his development as a coach and an offensive strategist. 4860 Steve Spurrier Way, Gainesville, FLinfo@spurriers.com (352) 500-4HBC (4422), Website designed and developed by Frankel Agency. TCU's Sonny Dykes voted Steve Spurrier First-Year Coach Award winner. In the early 1990s, he said, ". During the 2013 season, Spurrier led his Gamecocks to a third consecutive 112 record. [71] During Spurrier's tenure, the Gators built up one of the most formidable home-field advantages in the nation; they would not lose a home SEC game until 1994, and would only suffer two more home losses to conference opponents during his 12-year run. [102] And in 2015, he told David Feherty that, "The owner and the personnel guys, they picked the team. [53] Spurrier proceeded to raise the Blue Devils to levels of success that the program had not realized in over twenty-five years. "[80] Soon after becoming head coach, he insisted that the artificial turf then in use at the stadium be replaced with natural grass, and the "Swamp" remains a natural surface field today. [25] This penchant for dramatic comebacks prompted John Logue of the Atlanta Constitution to famously write "Blindfolded, with his back to the wall, with his hands tied behind him, Steve Spurrier would be a two-point favorite at his own execution. Haley hands out Order of the Palmetto to her staff, agency heads", "Spurrier among SC Football Hall of Fame inductees", "Hall of Fame Player and Coach Steve Spurrier Joins SiriusXM As College Football Analyst", "Steve Spurrier Jr. joins Sooners' staff in off-the-field role", "The Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football Announce Full Coaching Staff", "College Football Reference: Steve Spurrier", "Steve Spurrier did the unthinkable: He quit on his team", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Spurrier&oldid=1133070155. [38] Spurrier continued to start even after Brodie had recovered. The other day someone asked me what my restaurant is like. We have current partnerships with Opus Coffee, First Magnitude Brewery, Wainwright Dairy, Hawthorne Creek Creamery, Traders Hill Farms and many others. [113] The Associated Press named Spurrier the SEC Coach of the Year,[53] and the Gamecocks finished the 2005 season with a 75 record and a trip to the Independence Bowl. I told em to roll all my interviews into one. He also said of Peyton Manning, Tennessee's quarterback, "I know why Peyton came back for his senior year: he wanted to be a three-time Citrus Bowl MVP! He then built the beach house, which was finished in 2010. When it became clear that the Bandits would not retake the field, Spurrier began to seek new coaching opportunities. [6] Under Spurrier, the Gators represented the SEC East in the first five SEC Championship Games, winning four of them. However, losses to Arkansas and Auburn cost them a return appearance in the SEC title game. Spurrier led the Gamecocks to a thrilling 3328 victory in the 2013 Outback Bowl against the winningest program in college football, the Michigan Wolverines. The Apollos led the standings with a 71 record when the league shut down, leading Spurrier to claim that they should be named the first and only AAF "regular season champions". "[9], Spurrier attended Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee,[10] where he was played football, basketball and baseball for the Science Hill Hilltoppers and was an all-state selection in all three sports. In later years, Spurrier repeatedly mentioned his perfect record (6-0) against Curry's teams when they met as head coaches, often by very lopsided margins. [54], Spurrier asked incoming head coach Bill Curry if he would be retained as Georgia Tech's quarterback coach and was told that he was one of "two or three" candidates for the job, prompting him to seek employment elsewhere. He's asking $5.8 million. [15] However, he was not aggressively pursued as a football player by the coaching staff at the University of Tennessee in nearby Knoxville because at the time, Tennessee ran a wing-T offense that featured a running quarterback while Spurrier was an excellent passer. [124] Spurrier became the first head coach in Gamecock football history to take a team to a bowl game in each of his first two seasons. The expansive 7,734-square-foot layout offers five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms. Significantly, Spurrier is credited with changing the way the SEC played football. He received a favorable first impression of Gainesville when he arrived to find warm sunshine after leaving freezing temperatures in Tennessee, and thought more highly of Graves when the coach stayed by his side in the school infirmary after Spurrier's cold worsened into the flu during his recruiting visit. [28] Spurrier's oldest son, Steve Spurrier Jr., has been an assistant football coach for several years, including stints as a receivers coach on his father's staffs in Washington and South Carolina. For other people with similar names, see, Spurrier set the Sugar Bowl passing record with 352 yards in, Florida's athletic administration brought back blue uniforms, installed natural grass, and signed a contract to renew the Miami rivalry before Spurrier's first Florida team took the field in 1990. [67], Spurrier asked to delay an official announcement until both Florida and Duke had played in their respective bowl games. Appeared in a bowl game in each of his last eleven seasonsevery season in which the Gators were eligibleone of only five schools to do so during the same time period. Or graduate to our rooftop bar, Visors, and enjoy a Spurrier-special drink overlooking the Celebration Pointe Promenade. [40] The Bandits' attendance was the highest in the USFL over its three-year run, and Spurrier's offenses were consistently among the league's best. At 37 years old, Spurrier was the youngest head coach in professional football at the time. [90] Spurrier's five-year, $25 million contract with the Redskins was the most lucrative coaching contract in the history of the NFL at the time.[90]. [19] The most memorable example was a November 1966 game against Auburn, when, after leading the team down the field on a two minute drill, he waved off Florida's regular placekicker and booted a forty-yard field goal, giving the Gators a 3027 win and likely securing himself the Heisman Trophy. [6], Spurrier's finest moment as a coach may have been the Gators' 1997 game against the previously undefeated and national title game-bound Florida State Seminoles. Down one more floor, an enclosed walkway leads from the three-car garage, and includes a sauna and storage, as well as room for a gym. Steve Spurrier has a net worth of $15 million dollars and makes an annual salary of $4 million as the head coach of the Gamecocks. Teammates later claimed that Spurrier drew new plays in the huddle in the snow at old Metropolitan Stadium on his way to a team-record 31 completions and 320 passing yards, but he also tossed two interceptions, and the 49ers lost 1714. Spurrier retired from coaching in 2015 and became an ambassador and consultant for the University of Florida's athletic department, though he briefly returned to the sidelines to coach the Orlando Apollos of the short-lived Alliance of American Football in 2019. [57][58] Duke earned two straight winning seasons in 1981 and 1982, a feat that the program had not achieved since 1970 and 1971 and would not achieve again until Spurrier returned as the school's head football coach later in the decade. Spurrier and his Gators accomplished a number of memorable feats during his twelve seasons in Gainesville (19902001), including: Spurrier is also credited with creating the nickname "The Swamp" for Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the Gators' home field. 4860 Steve Spurrier Way, Gainesville, FL info@spurriers.com (352) 500-4HBC (4422) Friday & Saturday: 5 PM - Midnight . On the menu is one of . According to the listing . [36] Instead, he settled into the role of backup quarterback and starting punter. Only coach in major college history to win as many as 120 games in his first twelve seasons at one school (an overall record of 122271, with a winning percentage of .8167). [142], Since retiring from coaching, Spurrier has been a frequent contributor to sports talk shows on TV, radio, and podcasts, including his own show on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, co-hosting shows on WRUF radio in Gainesville, and appearing on many other shows. In 2005, he moved to the South Carolina football program, coaching the Gamecocks until retiring from coaching in 2015. But that was a bad plan. [139] On September 3, 2016 the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was renamed to "Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium" in honor of Spurrier's achievements at the university.
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"[81], Other memorable one-liners from Steve Spurrier included nicknaming rival Florida State University, "Free Shoes University", for the Seminoles' NCAA troubles with recruiting violations. [31][32], In 2006, Spurrier was recognized by The Gainesville Sun as the No. Florida's streak of four consecutive SEC championships in the mid-1990s is the second-longest in conference history behind Bear Bryant's 1970s Alabama teams, and Spurrier is second to only Bryant in total wins with an SEC program. He averaged 22 points per game during his senior season and was named the conference player of the year. Spurrier returned to the college ranks in 1987, serving as the head football coach at Duke (3 seasons), Florida (12 seasons), and South Carolina (10.5 seasons), amassing 122 total wins and an 82% career winning percentage. A serious offseason traffic accident reaggravated the injury, and Spurrier was again the 49ers backup quarterback to start the 1975 season, this time to veteran Norm Snead.[40]. While Florida's passing attack improved and former option quarterback Cris Collinsworth was named to the All-SEC team as a wide receiver under Spurrier's tutelage,[48] the 1978 Gators' overall scoring output was almost identical to that of 1977 at about 22 points per game.
If that isnt enough room for you, the 2.58-acre parcel includes a vacant, buildable lot on the Intracoastal that could turn the property into a multifamily compound. The. [53], Spurrier spent 1986 out of football as the USFL's planned move to a fall schedule never took place. Spurrier's teams were known for winning with aggressive and high-scoring offenses, and he became known for teasing and "needling" rivals both before and after beating them on the field. Then take the most renowned regional football museum for miles and add all-American food that rivals the best in the city. [12][13] While Spurrier agreed that basketball and baseball came more naturally, he preferred playing football, and he became the Hilltopper's starting quarterback during his junior year. Steve Spurrier's mansion on Crescent Beach in St. Augustine, Florida, is currently on the market. He also sought to be the head coach at LSU, but was passed over in favor of Mike Archer. Name Notability Connection to Florida Sara Blakely (1971-) : Businesswoman; founder and owner of Spanx Florida State University: James J. Greco (1958-) : Businessman; chief executive officer and president of Sbarro Lives in Boynton Beach: Wayne Huizenga (1937-2018) : Businessman; founder of Blockbuster Video, AutoNation, Waste Management, Inc. and was the owner or co-owner of the Miami . [146][147] Scott eventually joined his father as tight ends coach of the Orlando Apollos.[148]. [40][63], Finally, Spurrier returned to Duke University as the Blue Devils' new head coach and offensive coordinator in 1987.
[40], Over 10 NFL seasons, Spurrier played in 106 games (starting 38), completing 597 passes in 1,151 attempts, for a total of 6,878 yards, 40 touchdowns, and 60 interceptions. The Gators were ranked number one in the polls twenty-nine times, appeared among the top five team for 117 weeks, and among the nation's top ten teams for 179 weeks. Overall, he was 13121 as a starter with San Francisco. Sports. The 3117 score marked the 5th straight double-digit margin of victory over their ACC foe. In 2003, the Redskins started 20 but finished 511, with several close losses coming down to the 4th quarter. In 1963, Spurrier led the "Baby Gators" to a 4512 victory over Georgia's freshman team at Florida Field, a game which he half-jokingly claims as a home win against the Gators' fiercest rivals. The feeling is mutual; he remains very much in the good graces of Gator fans for building their program into a perennial national power. [21] Though Spurrier threw a touchdown pass and was the Gators' offensive star, his team fell short when another late fourth quarter comeback attempt ended in a missed field goal and a 17-14 Alabama win. Legendary Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier is gearing up to open his all-new restaurant, Spurrier's Gridiron Grille, an exciting new venue for both football fans and food lovers.The part restaurant, part football museum is the latest addition to Celebration Pointe the premier entertainment venue in Gainesville, FL. Spurrier next had an opportunity to start in the fifth game of the 1973 season, when he replaced a slumping Brodie against the Minnesota Vikings. The team threw for over 400 yards and was accused of running up the score, a charge frequently leveled against Spurrier at Florida. [93] However, subsequent opponents were able to slow Spurrier's offense, mainly by using disguised blitzes to disrupt the passing game. Spurrier's Gridiron Grille, located in Celebration Pointe, serves elevated versions of iconic American fare. "[24], Though the 9-2 1966 season was one of the best in program football history up to that point (along with the 1928 Florida Gators football team), the Gators fell short of their elusive first conference title due to a 27-10 upset loss to arch-rival Georgia, a loss that Spurrier would remember when he returned as Florida's coach and made beating Georgia a priority. Weather. "[87] Additionally, in 2016, the university added his name to the playing surface at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium; it is now Steve Spurrier-Florida Field. "[104], Throughout the 2004 football season, various sources openly speculated about Spurrier returning to coach in the college ranks once again, preferably for a program located in the southeastern United States and even more preferably, somewhere in his beloved Southeastern Conference. (844) 462-7342. [96][97] Snyder pushed for the drafting of Tulane quarterback Patrick Ramsey in the 2002 NFL Draft, and though Spurrier said that he would not play Ramsey very much during his rookie season, the coach was pressured to use him by team officials, and Ramsey was starting by game 4. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, New York Post, and SFGATE. [62] The team narrowly missed the playoffs in their first season and made the postseason the next two years. "[60], In 1983, Spurrier returned to Tampa to accept his first head coaching position with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the new United States Football League (USFL).
The top floor has a chefs kitchen, complete with two cooktops, three ovens, a wine fridge, and walk-in pantry, along with a breakfast bar. [109], In 2005, his first season as the Gamecocks' new head coach, Spurrier led his South Carolina Gamecocks with newfound humility. 4860 Steve Spurrier Way, Gainesville, FL info@spurriers.com (352) 500-4HBC (4422) In 2009, Steve Spurriers Gamecocks upset #4 Ole Miss 16-10 in Columbia, their first victory over a Top 5 team. Steve Spurrier will share his legacy and favorite foods with the people of . [24][note 1] As a senior, Spurrier was awarded many national recognitions, including the 1966 Heisman Trophy and Walter Camp Memorial Trophy, and was a unanimous first-team All-American.
Spurrier therefore spent his first year at Florida practicing with the varsity team and playing on the freshman team, which scheduled four scrimmages against other schools' freshman squads as a way for young players to gain experience. Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945) is an American former football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons before coaching for 38 years, primarily in college. Only two other programs (Alabama and Oregon) have won 11 or more games each of the last three seasons (201113). Ranked in the final top fifteen in each of his twelve seasons, including nine top-ten finishes, five final top-five rankings, and an average end-of-season ranking of 6.8. [12] However, he delayed any further discussion at that time to concentrate on coaching Duke. [121] With only seconds remaining, Clemson's field goal attempt missed wide left and the Gamecocks celebrated their first victory over Clemson in five years. While he was a University of Florida student, Spurrier was a member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (Alpha Omega chapter), and was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame, the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame,[149] and Florida Blue Key leadership honorary. This also marked the third straight year that the Gamecocks finished with a Top 10 ranking in the final AP Poll. As a coach, he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa at the University of Florida in 1991. While his offensive style used a more wide-open passing game than the SEC was accustomed to, Spurrier was also able to utilize a constant group of talented running backs. Spurrier, who had not been tasked with constructing a game plan and had seldom been allowed to call plays up to that point, asked Coach Rodgers for a larger role on the staff and was allowed to take control of the offense for the eighth game of the season, against Duke. [6][11] On the basketball court, Spurrier played point guard and was known for his ability to run his team's offense with flashy passes and dribbling and his knack for scoring in many different ways, attributes which helped his team win two conference championships. [106] The timing seemed perfect for Spurrier's return to the Gators and Spurrier initially said that he wanted to be considered for his old job, but later removed his name from consideration stating that "12 years at Florida was probably long enough. I probably didnt do a very good job, and the situation wasnt what I was looking for, so it was time to move on. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. [40] Duke quarterback Ben Bennett recalls Spurrier diagraming a trick halfback option play with his cereal on the morning before a game, and the play going for a 60-yard touchdown pass that afternoon. Steve Spurrier, former head football coach at the University of Florida, sold his five-bedroom home at 7630 A1A S. in Crescent Beach for $4,406,500 after 18 months on the market. 1 ranked team (Alabama), and first time sweeping the November "Orange Crush" portion of their schedule with wins over Tennessee, Florida and Clemson. The Gators also had the best record in the SEC in 1985, but were ineligible for the SEC championship because of NCAA probation. The popular former coach previously placed a South Carolina home on the market in 2017. His 1989 Duke squad was the most successful, winning Duke's first Atlantic Coast Conference championship since 1962 (and most recent to date), and appearing in their first bowl game since 1960. [12] After the Blue Devils clinched the ACC championship in their last regular season game, Spurrier met with University of Florida president Robert Bryan and athletic director Bill Arnsparger, and he agreed in principle to return to Florida on December 12. Check out the memorabilia and learn the history behind the museum displays. [45] He signed with the Denver Broncos in July and was released after playing in several preseason games, then briefly signed with the Miami Dolphins but was released in the last round of cuts before the beginning of the 1977 regular season, at which point he decided to end his playing career. The San Francisco 49ers picked him in the first round of the 1967 NFL draft, and he spent a decade playing professionally in the National Football League (NFL), mainly as a backup quarterback and punter. "How many of you believe that it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game, that counts?"
Spurrier had signed a seven-year deal that paid him $1.25 million per year and the Steve Spurrier era began for the Gamecocks. [49][50] Spurrier expressed an interest in becoming Florida's next head coach but was not a serious candidate due to his lack of experience, and Clemson coach Charley Pell was hired soon after the conclusion of the season. [1] Spurrier was a multi-sport all-state athlete at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee. After his father retired in 2015, Steve Jr. joined Bob Stoops's staff at Oklahoma. They also finished eighth in the AP Poll and ninth in the Coaches' Polltheir first top-ten finishes in a major media poll in school history. - FeaturingSteve Spurrier. Located in Southwest Gainesville, Haile Plantation is a short drive to any major Gainesville destination. "[94], Spurrier's disappointing tenure as an NFL head coach has been heavily scrutinized and analysed. Ever since Steve Spurrier returned to his alma mater in 1990 in Gainesville, Florida and Florida State has been an intense show on the field, and become one of the greatest rivalries in college . The Gamecocks had another strong season in 2011, beating every opponent in the division. [12], Spurrier's achievements in multiple sports earned him induction into the National Federation of State High School Associations's National High School Hall of Fame.
The 2014 Gamecocks endured a disappointing season, going 7-6 overall and 3-5 against SEC opponents, and finishing in fifth place in their division. As one of our most valued guests, we will keep you up-to-date on all the great things happening at the restaurant. He lived in that lake house while coaching the Gamecocks. [11][14], After winning multiple all-state honors in high school, Spurrier was recruited in one or more sports by many colleges, including Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, South Carolina, and both Air Force and Army. Steve Spurrier can no longer consistently shoot. He finished his three-year, thirty-one-game college career having completed 392 of 692 attempts for 4,848 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, breaking every UF and many conference records for passing and total offense. [12][40][43], The Bucs cut Spurrier in April 1977, a move that left him "puzzled and disappointed" since he had been working out with the team up to that point and had not been told that his release was imminent. [40] He watched the Gators play to a 641 record in 1977, a season that prompted head coach Doug Dickey to scrap the wishbone-based run-heavy attack that his teams had used for several years with declining success in favor of a more open pro-style offense. College Football Data Warehouse, South Carolina Coaching Records, Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, National Federation of State High School Associations, University of South Carolina athletics department, University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame, List of Florida Gators football All-Americans, "Fox News called Steve Spurrier "Head Game Coach", "Steve Spurrier Re-enters College Football HOF", "Bobby Bowden calls Spurrier 'national champion at needling people', "Swamp Sweet Swamp: Steve Spurrier is back home at Florida", "Before he was Head Ball Coach, Steve Spurrier was just a kid from Johnson City", "With Innovation, Winning Is the Only Thing for Spurrier", "Spurrier's Fame Began as Three-sport Star in Tennessee", "Steve Spurrier to be Inducted Into NFHS Hall of Fame", "Sideline Review: Spurrier Widely Sought by Colleges", Steve's Story: New Book Unlocks Spurrier Mystery, "Spurrier puzzled, disappointed by his release", "UF Fans can thank Vol's AD for Spurrier", "Florida football: Gators to rename field after Steve Spurrier", "Did Georgia Tech and Pepper Rodgers keep Steve Spurrier's career alive? And also like Dickey, Rodgers's efforts did not produce immediate results. . Between his stints at Florida and South Carolina, he led the National Football League's Washington Redskins for two seasons with less success.
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