Steve Trimble (May 11, 1958 – July 11, 2011) was an American football

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

in the National Football League (NFL), the United States Football League (USFL), and the Arena Football League (AFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at Maryland, and high school at Fort Hill in Cumberland, Maryland. Trimble was the head coach of

Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School (also known as DJO) is a Roman Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1957 in Arlington County, Virginia. It was established by the Diocese of Richmond, but it has been under the direction of the Dio ...

in Arlington, Virginia from 2002 through 2010. He also coached in the NFL, Arena Football League, and

. Trimble died of a heart attack at O'Connell High School on July 11, 2011.

Personal life

Trimble is survived on by his daughter, four sons, and wife Gretchen also his grandson Toby.

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* 1958 births 2011 deaths American football defensive backs Chicago Bears players Denver Broncos players Denver Dynamite (arena football) players Denver Gold players Detroit Drive players Maryland Terrapins football players National Football League replacement players New Orleans Saints coaches New York Jets coaches High school football coaches in Virginia Sportspeople from Cumberland, Maryland Players of American football from Maryland African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American people {{defensiveback-1950s-stub