Florence football coach McKane dies at age 38 - TriValley Central
Florence principal Thad Gates said Steve McKane was at home before school when he suffered an apparent heart attack. “We pulled the team together around 9 a. m. and they were the first ones we let know,” Gates said. 1 priority was his family and his kids,” Florence athletic director Jerry Link said. “Here at school, it wasn’t just the football players, he loved all of the kids here. At Mesa High, Steve McKane was a USA Today All-American who played center and linebacker on two state championship teams for the Jackrabbits (1990 and 1992). After serving a church mission, he played four years of football at Utah (1997-2000),... McKane then served as a graduate assistant at Brigham Young while working toward his master’s degree in exercise science. After serving as a teacher and assistant football coach at Glendale Independence, he spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Western Illinois before arriving in Florence. McKane replaced George De La Torre as the Gophers’ head coach. Chris Knutsen, Florence Unified School District assistant superintendent, announced that for those who wish to help McKane’s family, the Stephen R. McKane Memorial Fund has been established at Wells Fargo banks — account number 2342790454. “Steve... Source: www.trivalleycentral.com
