Steve Webber

{{Short description|American baseball coach (1947–2022)}}

{{Other people|Stephen Webber}}

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| name = Steve Webber

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|11|21}}

| birth_place = Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|12|1947|11|21}}

| death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| alma_mater = Southern Illinois University

| coach_years1 = 1981–1996

| coach_team1 = Georgia

| overall_record = 500–403–1

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| championships = 1990 College World Series

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Stephen Cecil Webber{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/stephen-webber-obituary?id=38100011|title=Stephen Webber Obituary|date=20 November 2022|access-date=2 December 2022|website=Legacy.com}} (November 21, 1947 – November 12, 2022) was an American baseball player and coach. Born in Fairfield, Iowa, and raised in nearby Stockport, Webber played college baseball at Southern Illinois University and participated in the 1969 College World Series. He was head coach at the University of Georgia from 1981 to 1996, leading the team to a national title in 1990. His 1990 team was the first time a member of the Southeastern Conference won the College World Series.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=arcJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-DYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6486,5412379&dq=steve-webber+baseball+georgia&hl=en|title=Dawgs' coach resigns|date=14 May 1996|work=Rome News-Tribune|publisher=AP|page=B1|accessdate=28 July 2010}} In 1996, he resigned from the Bulldogs; his 500 wins as manager remain a program record. He later served as an assistant coach for several minor league teams. In 2018, he was inducted into the University of Georgia Circle of Honor.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-13 |title=Former Georgia baseball coach Webber dies at 74 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/35021890/national-title-winning-georgia-baseball-coach-steve-webber-dies |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Former Baseball Coach Steve Webber Named To Circle Of Honor |url=https://georgiadogs.com/news/2018/10/5/former-baseball-coach-steve-webber-named-to-circle-of-honor |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=University of Georgia Athletics |language=en}}

Webber holds many marks of distinction in Iowa High School Baseball. On June 13, 1966, he struck out 23 batters for Van Buren High School in a seven-inning game against WACO High School. In that season, he struck out 222 batters (9th best in Iowa High School Baseball history) and pitched for an ERA of 0.51 in 95 innings (tied for 18th all time in Iowa).

Webber died at his home in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 12, 2022, at the age of 74.{{cite web |title=Former UGA baseball coach Steve Webber dies |url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/former-uga-baseball-coach-steve-webber-dies/41944023 |publisher=WJCL (TV) |access-date=13 November 2022}}