:Steve Okoniewski

{{Short description|American football player (1949–2024)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Steve Okoniewski

| image =

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| number = 88, 79, 73, 71

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|8|22}}

| birth_place = Bremerton, Washington, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|2|25|1949|8|22}}

| death_place = Bellevue, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 257

| high_school = Central Kitsap
(Silverdale, Washington)

| college = {{ubl|Washington,|Montana}}

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 41

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1972|1973}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1974|1975}})
• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1976|1977}})

| highlights =

• Third-team Little All-American (1971)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 4.0

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 2

| pfr = OkonSt20

}}

Steve Okoniewski (August 22, 1949 – February 25, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and St. Louis Cardinals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OkonSt20.htm|title = Steve Okoniewski Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He retired as principal from Luxemburg-Casco High School located in Luxemburg, Wisconsin and was a volunteer coach with that team's Spartans football program.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}} Okoniewski died on February 25, 2024, at the age of 74.{{cite web |title=Former Packers DT Steve Okoniewski dies at 74 |url=https://www.packers.com/news/former-packers-dt-steve-okoniewski-dies-at-74 |website=Green Bay Packers |access-date=27 February 2024 |date=27 February 2024}}