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Steve Kerr Biography

Steve Kerr

Facts of Steve Kerr

Date of Birth: 1965 , September-27
Birth Nation: Lebanon
Height: 6 Feet 3 Inch

Quick Timeline of Steve Kerr

1965 Born in Beirut, Lebanon
1984 His father was murdered
1988 Graduated from University of Arizona
1988 Joined Phoenix Suns
1989 Joined Cleveland Cavaliers
1993 Joined Chicago Bulls
1996 Became NBA champion
1998 Joined San Antonio Spurs
2003 Retired from NBA
2003 Joined Turner Network Television
2014 Became the head coach of Golden State Warriors
1990 Married to Margot Brennan

Detail Timeline of Steve Kerr

September 27 , 1965

Born in Beirut, Lebanon

Born on the laps of Malcolm Kerr and Ann Zwicker Kerr, Steve was raised in upper middle class family in Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries. He is an American and is of white ethnicity. He is six feet and three inch tall. 

January 18 , 1984

His father was murdered

Steve Kerr was born to Malcolm Kerr and Ann Zwicker Kerr. His father Malcolm Kerr was a professor and also the President of the American University of Beiru. Malcolm was the Middle East and the Arab world specialist. He was murdered with the start of 1984 by the Islamic Jihad.

1988

Graduated from University of Arizona

Though he is an American native, he spends most of his childhood days in Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries. He received his secondary education from Palisades High School and then he joined University of Arizona with a major in history, sociology and English.

1988

Joined Phoenix Suns

Steve was interested in playing basketball since he was child. During his childhood days, he played basketball at the American University of Beirut. Though he suffered a huge loss at a young age, he never gave up in basketball and he made his professional debut in 1988. On the 1988 NBA draft, Phoenix Suns won his contract.

1989

Joined Cleveland Cavaliers

Though he was signed by the Phoenix Suns in the 1988 NBA draft, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1989. He played there for the next three year. He joined Orlando Magic in 1992 and he played there for a session.

1993

Joined Chicago Bulls

As Steve Kerr was displaying impressive basketball games from Cleveland Cavaliers and Magic during the early 1990s, all of the other NBA clubs were keeping an eye on him and in the transfer of 1993, he joined Chicago Bulls.

1996

Became NBA champion

As a player, he has been the NBA champion for five different times. After joining Chicago Bulls in 1993, he became the NBA champion for the first time in 1996. He also became the champion for the next two years with Chicago Bulls.

1998

Joined San Antonio Spurs

Three times NBA champion Steve Kerr joined San Antonio Spurs after 1998 session end. Next year, San Antonio Spurs reached the final of 1999; it was a record for San Antonio Spurs as they reached the final for the first time. 

2003

Retired from NBA

Once of the successful professional basketball player from United States announced his retirement from the NBA in 2003. In 2003, San Antonio Spurs also reached the final for the second time in their history and they won that final too. He also announced his retirement soon after that.

2003

Joined Turner Network Television

His retirement from basketball was not the end of his professional career but that was the beginning of his broadcasting career. That year, he joined Turner Network Television and began serving them as the broadcast analyst.

May 14 , 2014

Became the head coach of Golden State Warriors

After he announced his retirement from NBA, he took several jobs at several places. A decade later in 2014, he was made the head coach of Golden State Warriors. Within a year, he led Golden State Warriors to the NBA glory and he received huge acclaim for this glory.

September 15 , 1990

Married to Margot Brennan

On 15th of September 1990, Steve got married to Margot Brennan. As a loving spouse, they became parents thrice. Strongly bonded in this married life, both of them are not involved in any kind of extra affairs.

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Six-time NBA champion, Steve Kerr is a former professional basketball player from the United States. As a player, he played from Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, and many more. He is the current main coach of the Golden State Warriors.

Born on the laps of Malcolm Kerr and Ann Zwicker Kerr, Steve was raised in an upper-middle-class family in Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries. He is an American and is of white ethnicity.

On the 15th of September 1990, Steve got married to Margot Brennan. As loving spouses, they became parents thrice. Strongly bonded in this married life, both of them are not involved in any kind of extra affairs.

Steve was interested in playing basketball since he was a child. During his childhood days, he played basketball at the American University of Beirut. On the 18th of January 1984, his father Malcolm Kerr was murdered. Though he suffered a huge loss at a young age, he never gave up in basketball and he made his professional debut in 1988.

On the 1988 NBA draft, Phoenix Suns won his contract but later in 1989, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played there for the next three years and then in 1993, he joined Chicago Bulls.

Rodman has played with a lot of top-class players such as Dennis RodmanJannero Pargo, and Derrick Rose.

His net worth is said to be around $18 million.