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]
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 FieldTurfartificial turf playing surfaces.[10][11] He and his wife Nancy have three children and live in Lake Oswego.[11]
^"Records Section - Receiving"(PDF). 2011 Oregon State Beavers Football Media Guide. OSUBeavers.com. p. 91. Archived from the original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2012.