Jerry Steiner

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jerry Steiner

| image = Jerry_Steiner.jpg

| width =

| caption = Steiner at Butler

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 160

| birth_date = {{birth date|1918|1|7}}

| birth_place = Berne, Indiana

| nationality = American

| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|1|1918|1|7}}

| death_place = Bonita Springs, Florida

| high_school =

| college = Butler (1937–1940)

| career_start =

| career_end =

| career_number =

| career_position = Point guard

| years1 = 1945–1946

| team1 = Indianapolis Kautskys

| years2 = 1946–1947

| team2 = Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons

| highlights =

• All-NBL Second Team (1946)
• First-team All-American – MSG (1940)

}}

Jerome C. Steiner (January 7, 1918 – February 1, 2012) was an American professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL), one of the two leagues that merged to form the National Basketball Association.

Steiner, a 5'7" point guard was a basketball player for Butler University from 1937 to 1940. He made the 1940 All-American team as a senior for the Bulldogs.

After graduating from Butler, Steiner played for one season for the Indianapolis Kautskys of the NBL for the 1945–46 season. After serving in World War II until 1946, Steiner took a job teaching and coaching at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis while playing for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. He left the game after the 1946–47 season.

Steiner died on February 1, 2012, in Bonita Springs, Florida.{{cite news|title=Basketball pioneer dies Bonita Springs |newspaper=News-Press.com |date=February 5, 2012 |url=http://www.news-press.com/article/20120205/SPORTS/120204012/Basketball-pioneer-dies-Bonita-Springs |access-date=February 9, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}