Steve Mcnair Biography 1973-2009. Steve LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009), nicknamed Air McNair, was an American football quarterback, best known for his years with the Tennessee Titans.
McNair played college football at Alcorn State, where he won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was drafted third overall by the NFL’s Houston Oilers in 1995. He became the Oilers’ regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee (though he started six games over the prior two seasons in Houston), and remained the starting quarterback for the Titans until 2005. After the 2005 season, McNair was traded to the Baltimore Ravens, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring after 13 NFL seasons.
McNair led the Titans to the playoffs four times, and the Ravens once, and played in Super Bowl XXXIV with the Titans. He is the Titans all-time leading passer and is widely considered an all-time legend. McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, and was All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003.
On July 4, 2009, the bodies of McNair and a woman, Sahel Kazemi, were found in McNair’s home in Nashville; both bodies had gunshot wounds. Police reports stated McNair’s death was being investigated as a homicide.
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