Kent Stephenson

His coaching career began in 1965 as an assistant at Wayne State, where he remained until 1968. He then moved on to North Dakota from 1969-71, to Southern Methodist from 1972-73, to Iowa from 1974-76, Oklahoma State from 1977-78 and to Kansas from 1979-82.

At Iowa, he coached the offensive line for 2 seasons (1974-1975), then became offensive coordinator for the 1976 season.

He coached professionally as offensive line coach for the USFL's Michigan Panthers 1983-84, which won the USFL title. From 1985-91, he was an assistant with the Seattle Seahawks, and he spent his last years coaching from 1991-2000 as the offensive line coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He coached in nine NFL playoffs, three American Conference Championships, and one Super Bowl. He has been inducted into both the Wayne State and UNI Hall of Fame.