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| Steve Clarkson |
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| Mr. Clarkson is recognized on all levels as one of the nation’s leading authorities on the quarterback position. His success as a quarterback coach, combined with the personal relationships he developed as a player and a coach, have given his students a much greater chance of getting to the next level. |
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Clarkson began training athletes through an Elite Passing School he founded in 1988. In what started out as merely a small training program for high school quarterbacks eventually evolved into the company known as Air-7. In 2007, Steve conducted mini-camps across the country with Air 7 Quarterback University. In late 2007, Steve left Air 7 Quarterback University and joined DeBartolo Sports and Entertainment to form Steve Clarkson Quarterback Academies; an operation that only admits the nations top quarterbacks.
Not only a quarterback coach, Steve excels as an offensive coordinator, having produced city championships (Carson HS), record setting quarterbacks (Perry Klein - Pacific Palisades, David Koral - Palisades, John Walsh - Carson, and Steve Sarkisian - El Camino) and providing fans an exciting glimpse into the future of the passing offense.
Steve is a 1979 graduate of LA Wilson High School. During that time, Steve led his Wilson High team to three LA City Championships with a three year record of 39-1. In addition, he was named to the All-City teams his Junior and Senior seasons and was the All-City Player of the Year in 1978. In that season, he led the state in passing yards and total offense. In the early 80s, Clarkson was a record-setting quarterback at San Jose State where he wore the number seven (hence the name of his company). He was briefly in the NFL and CFL with Denver and Saskatchewan. While at San Jose State, he was a three year starter name to the Academic All-American teams in 1981 and 1982. He played for Jack Elway (John's father) and Dennis Erickson where he went on to coach at the University of Miami and then with the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers in the NFL.
Mr. Clarkson founded the CaliFlorida Bowl HS All-Star Football game which allowed him to communicate directly and frequently with scores of college football head coaches, most notably Pete Carroll (USC), Karl Dorrell (UCLA), Mark Richt (Georgia) and Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee). He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. |
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