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LB Steve Tovar (3x All B1G, B1G DPOY)

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted July 6 2006
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] The Dolphins have confirmed the addition of former Army linebackers coach Steve Tovar to their football operations staff. Tovar was an All-America linebacker at Ohio State and played in the NFL for the Bengals, Chargers and Panthers from 1993-2000. Tovar, 36, spent the past two seasons coaching linebackers for Army. ...

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His bio from the official site:

Note that the fact about only 2 Buckeyes have led the team in tackles for 3 seasons is out of date. A.J. Hawk became the third Buckeye to achieve that disctinction last season.

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Steve Tovar
Linebacker 1989-92

Steve Tovar is another in the great line of Ohio State linebackers. A two-time All-America selection in 1991 and 1992, he has the distinction of being the first of 21 players recruited by John Cooper to earn All-America status at Ohio State. Tovar led Ohio State in tackles for three-consecutive seasons between 1990-92, one of only two Buckeyes ever to accomplish that feat (Marcus Marek, 1980-82, is the other). In his senior year, Tovar was elected team co-captain and earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors (selected by the conference coaches) after recording 128 tackles. A three-time All-Big Ten selection, Tovar ranks fourth in school history with 414 total tackles and 239 solo tackles. The Elyria, Ohio native was a third round selection by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1993 NFL Draft.
 
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Looks like Steve is headed to NFL Europe:

www.footballscoop.com

Cologne Centurions - Head Coach David Duggan has completed his staff for the upcoming season: Jeff Filkovski, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Coach; Wendell Davis, Tight Ends Coach; Lee Rowland, Running Backs Coach; Don Holmes, Wide Receivers Coach; John Lyons, Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Backs Coach; Tracy Simien, Defensive Line Coach and Steve Tovar, Linebackers Coach
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Looks like Steve will be the new LB coach at Kansas...

Wikipedia

Tovar spent the 2004 and 2005 football seasons with the Army Black Knights, coaching linebackers under head coach Bobby Ross. He then joined the Miami Dolphins staff, under coach Nick Saban. In 2007, Tovar joined the coaching staff of the future National Champions University of Kansas Jayhawks under Mark Mangino as linebackers coach.
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"future National Champions University of Kansas Jayhawks..."

:slappy:
 
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Kansas tags former NFL LB Tovar to coach 'backers
March 7, 2007
CBS SportsLine.com wire reports

LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas hired former NFL linebacker Steve Tovar as its linebackers coach on Wednesday.

Tovar, 36, spent last season as a defensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins. Before that, he was Army's linebackers coach for two years.

After a standout career at Ohio State, Tovar was taken in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played eight seasons in the league with the Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers.

"Steve coaches with the same drive and intensity he displayed as a player," coach Mark Mangino said in a release announcing Tovar's hiring. "He's very bright and will be an excellent teacher of schemes and fundamentals. We are very pleased to have him join our staff."
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http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10045672
 
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? Kansas hired former NFL linebacker Steve Tovar as its linebackers coach.
Tovar, 36, spent last season as a defensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins. Before that, he was Army?s linebackers coach for two years. After a standout career at Ohio State, Tovar was taken in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played eight seasons in the league with the Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers.
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jimotis4heisman;773491; said:
off topic. i remember tovar riding his bike around downtown. the guy could play, and i got out of his way everytime i saw him headed my way...
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I remember several of the Football & Basketball players had Cannondale Mountaine bikes and road them all around campus. I guess they needed something a bit more substantial than my Huffy 10 speed :biggrin: .

My brother (who was a Manager of the b-ball team then) used Treg Lee's bike to ride home a couple of times (90 miles)

In any case...Good luck to Steve. He was always one of my favorites back then (Tovar, Spellman, Robert Smith :osu: ) Teach those Jay Hawks how 'the real linebacker U' plays football :wink2: .
 
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Steve Tovar

Met him this morning. Real nice guy!! He could still strap it up because he is in great shape. I'm 6'3" but he is easily 1.5 " taller than me but solid muscle. I asked him if he was a former OSU linebacker and he said yes. I said no more out of respect for his privacy.
 
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