Steve Kerr still finds time to attend his kids' sporting events despite his lifetime of big-name professions.
File photo by Todd Shurtleff
Anyone who follows the NBA has a very good idea of who Steve Kerr is. The best 3-point shooter ever in terms of accuracy and five-time NBA champion certainly has become famous for his work in basketball and on television.
His work as a father is also noteworthy, as Senior Writer Mitch Stephens profiled in May when Kerr was introduced as the Golden State Warriors' head coach. His three children have all been big names in the San Diego area in sports and now daughter Maddy plays volleyball at Cal and son Nick plays hoops at the University of San Diego. Matthew is still in high school.
Despite working in the Phoenix Suns front office and then doing television before his most recent job, Kerr has always made it a point to stay close with his family.
"Never have felt any pressure," Nick told us in 2009. "Never felt like I had to
play basketball because my dad did. I just loved to do it and learned by
watching him. I’ll ask him things time to time or once in a while he’ll
give me a pointer or two, but I think we’re just like any other father
and son."
Said Steve: "I think he knows I'm there for him if he
needs anything. And he asks every once in a while. But I want him to
figure out the game himself."
Torrey Pines coach John Olive also recognized the outstanding relationship.
"Honestly, you want every father of a player you coach to be Steve
Kerr," Olive said. "He’s completely there for his son, he’s totally
supportive of the program and has never come close to interfering."
