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Steve Taneyhill
July 21, 1973 – December 14, 2025
American football player
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Stephen Thomas Taneyhill was an American businessman, college football player and high school football coach. He is most known for being the star quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 1992 to 1995, where he broke the school record for passing touchdowns and led the school to its first-ever bowl victory in the 1995 Carquest Bowl. In 2006, he was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. For more than a decade, Taneyhill coached football at multiple South Carolina high schools, winning several state titles. He also owned several businesses in the state, including three bars in Five Points and Columbia, and a restaurant in Spartanburg.
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- Birthday · July 21
- Anniversary · December 14
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