Orval Steffen | |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1921 |
Birth Place: | Aspen, Colorado, U.S. |
Death Place: | Sonoma, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (1947) |
Player Team1: | Colorado A&M |
Player Years2: | 1944–1945 |
Player Team2: | Oakland Giants |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1947–1949 |
Coach Team1: | Alamosa HS (CO) |
Coach Years2: | 1950–1951 |
Coach Team2: | Adams State |
Coach Years3: | 1952–1953 |
Coach Team3: | Lincoln HS (OR) |
Coach Years4: | 1954–1955 |
Coach Team4: | Mount Diablo HS (CA) |
Overall Record: | 5–11–2 (college) 31–4 (high school; Alamosa) |
Orval Richard Steffen (May 15, 1921 – June 1, 1996) [1] was an American college and high school football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado from 1950 until 1951.[2] [3] He played college football for Colorado A&M and professionally for the Oakland Giants of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League (PCPFL) as a guard. He was the head football coach for Alamosa High School from 1947 to 1949,[4] Lincoln High School from 1952 to 1953,[5] and Mount Diablo High School from 1954 to 1955.[6] [7] He also served for four years in the United States Navy as a chief petty officer.[8]