Steve Kerr

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  • Birth Name: Stephen Douglas Kerr
  • Birth Place: Beirut, Lebanon
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/27/1965, Libra
  • Profession: NBA analyst; former player and executive
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Steve Kerr Fast Facts:
  • Was a ball boy for UCLA men's basketball in 1978 and 1979.
  • Father Malcolm was an academic who taught in the Middle East and was assassinated—apparently by Islamic militants—in West Beirut in 1984. 
  • Played at Arizona from 1983 to '88, and started at point guard for the Wildcat team that went to the Final Four in 1988.
  • Played on the last all-amateur U.S. basketball team to win a World Championship in 1986.
  • Was a second-round draft pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 1988 NBA Draft.
  • Played for six teams in a 15-year NBA career.
  • Won five NBA Championships, including four in a row.
  • Retired in 2003 as the NBA's three-point percentage leader for career and a single season.
  • Hired by TNT as an NBA analyst in 2003. Also did commentary for Yahoo.
  • Was a member of a group working to buy the Phoenix Suns in 2004.
  • Became the general manager and president of basketball operations for the Suns in 2007.
  • In 2010, left his job with the Suns and returned to TNT for an analyst position.
  • Steve Kerr Relationships:
  • Ann Kerr - Mother
  • Margot Kerr - Wife
  • Matthew Kerr - Son
  • Malcolm Kerr - Father
  • Madeleine Kerr - Daughter
  • Nicolas Kerr - Son
  • College:
  • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (BA in general studies, 1988)
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