Steve Coury Explained

Steve Coury (born 1957) is a former American football wide receiver for the Oregon State Beavers and a current high school football coach at Lake Oswego High School and business executive.

Playing career

The son of college and professional football coach Dick Coury, Steve Coury attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon where he played wide receiver, before moving on to Oregon State in 1976. Despite the team's overall poor performance during the years he played (the team won just 8 games in his four seasons), Coury was named an All-American in 1979.^[1]

When he left Oregon State, he held the records for career receiving yards (1,837) and career receptions (135), and remains in the team's top ten for both statistics. He is tied with Reggie Bynum for the school record for most touchdowns in a half with 3.^[2] He was inducted into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.^[3]

Following his college career, Coury played one season with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.^[3]

Coaching career

Following his playing days, Coury began coaching football. He coached high school football at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California, coached wide receivers for the Portland Breakers of the USFL from 1983 to 1985 (where his father was head coach),^[4] and was an assistant football coach at the University of Pittsburgh for three years.^[5] In 1992, he was named head football coach at Lake Oswego High School.^[6]

Coury has led the Lakers to six state football championship appearances and to state titles in 2011 and 2018. Since 1992, Coury has had a record of 259-87 as of 2022.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Outside of football

In addition to his head coaching duties, Coury is vice president of SporTech, the West Coast distributor for FieldTurf artificial turf playing surfaces.^{[10] [11]} He and his wife Nancy have three children and live in Lake Oswego.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oregon State Football All-Americans. 189. 2007 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. OSUBeavers.com. 2008-04-23. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194115/https://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf4/79997.pdf?ATCLID=153842&SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=27968. dead.
2. Web site: Records Section - Receiving. 91. 2011 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. OSUBeavers.com. 2012-01-09. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122055/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/orst/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/11-footbl-media-guide-pt10.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame. OSUBeavers.com. September 23, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111104155007/http://www.osubeavers.com/ot/varsity-o-hall-of-fame.html. November 4, 2011.
4. Web site: Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers. USFL.info. 2008-04-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080111144333/http://www.usfl.info/breakers/frontoffice.html. 2008-01-11.
5. News: Steve Coury back in Lake Oswego but not football. 1989-04-23. The Oregonian. Cluff. Carl.
6. News: Ashland set for another run at 4A championship. 1992-08-27. The Oregonian. Nolen. John.
7. Web site: OSAA Football Championships. Oregon School Activities Association. December 2, 2018.
8. News: Class 6A football final: Lake Oswego dominates Sheldon for first title. Ulmer. Jerry. December 10, 2011. December 2, 2018. The Oregonian.
9. News: Lake Oswego caps incredible season with 'championship drive' to beat Sheldon for 6A title. Ferran. Rene. December 2, 2018. December 2, 2018. The Oregonian.
10. News: Turf has tales to tell. 2008-04-23. 2008-04-23. Ulmer. Jerry. The Oregonian.
11. News: Buddy system. Eggers. Kerry. Portland Tribune. 2002-11-29. 2008-04-23.