Steve Taneyhill (born July 21, 1973, in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is an American businessman, and former college football player and high school football coach. He is most known for being the star quarterback for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks from 1992 to 1995, where he broke the school record for passing touchdowns and led the school to its first-ever bowl victory in the 1995 Carquest Bowl.[1] In 2006, he was inducted into the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.[2] For more than a decade, Taneyhill coached football at multiple South Carolina high schools, winning several state titles.[3][4] He currently owns several businesses in the state, including three bars in Five Points in Columbia, and a restaurant in Spartanburg.[5]