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Steve Tannehill, a record-setting quarterback South Carolina Gamecocks died at the age of 52.
The South Carolina athletic department confirmed through a close friend of Tannehill’s on Monday that he died in his sleep overnight. No cause of death was given.
Tannehill, known for his distinctive long-flowing mullet and his homerun swing after touchdown passes, led South Carolina to its first bowl victory in program history as a junior in 1994. West Virginia At CarQuest Bowl.
from Altoona, pennsylvaniaAccording to the school, he set school career records with 753 completions and 62 passing touchdowns and ranked second with 8,782 passing yards and seventh with a 60.5 completion percentage.
He was inducted into the South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
In four seasons, Tannehill had eight 300-yard passing games, including six during his senior season. He finished his career with the two highest passing yardage games in school history and three of the top four games: 471 yards against Mississippi State in 1995, 451 yards and 405 yards against East Carolina in 1994. Georgia In 1995.
Tannehill was signed as an undrafted free agent. jacksonville jaguars in 1997, but was released in the preseason and never played nfl,
He coached high school football and led Chesterfield High to South Carolina state championships in three consecutive seasons from 2007–09.