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Steve Serby

Stephan Carey Serby (born July 22, 1949)[1] is a sports reporter who writes for the New York Post. Although known primarily as a New York Jets beat reporter, he has also written many columns on other National Football League franchises, particularly the New York Giants. He has also written or co-authored books on several different sports and sports figures.

Steve Serby
Born (1949-07-22) July 22, 1949 (age 76)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OccupationSportswriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio University
Period1972-present
SubjectSports

Early life

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Serby received a Bachelor of Journalism from Ohio University in 1971.[2] He took an entry-level position with the Post in 1972, was promoted to an editorial assistant in September 1972 only a week later and was elevated to sportswriter in 1972.[1]

Career

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Serby was named the Post's New York Jets beat writer in 1977 and became a national NFL columnist in 1983.[3] He has also contributed Mock Drafts during the NFL Draft season.[4]

In addition to his NFL writing, he writes throughout the year on various New York sports teams, including the Knicks, Yankees, Mets, and St. John's University Basketball.[5]

Since 2004, he has written a "Sunday Q&A" column, interviewing notable sports figures.[6]

Books

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Serby co-authored Lawrence Taylor's autobiography, LT: Over The Edge: Tackling Quarterbacks, Drugs, and a World Beyond Football in 1987. In 2009 he wrote No Substitute for Sundays: Brett Favre and His Year in the Huddle with the New York Jets.

Controversy

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In football circles, he is remembered for a physical confrontation with Jets quarterback Richard Todd in which Serby was pushed into a locker as a result of Serby's support for back-up Matt Robinson for the starter's job.[7] Al Sharpton verbally attacked both Steve Serby and his employer for a column in which Serby commended Tom Coughlin for putting star wide receiver Plaxico Burress on the injured reserve list after an incident where Burress shot himself in the leg with an unlicensed firearm.[8][9]

Awards and honors

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Serby was named the 2025 New York Sportswriter of the Year.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Steve Serby". New-York Historical Society. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Voices". Ohio Today (Fall 2014): 22. November 5, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ Blezow, Drew. "New York Post's Steve Serby named 2025 NY Sportswriter of the Year1". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ Serby, Steve. "Final NFL Mock Draft 2025: Bears shock with trade up to No. 5 pick". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Steve Serby-Sports Columnist". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sunday's with Serby: NY Post Sports Columnist Steve Serby talks about his Q&A article with NY Yankee relief pitcher Michael King". sny.tv. SportsNet New York, LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ Eskinazi, Gerald. "JETS' TODD ROUGHS UP REPORTER". nytimes.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Rev. Al Sharpton slams Post for 'racist' column about Plaxico Burress". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Rev. Al Sharpton slams Post for 'racist' column about Plaxico Burress". nydailynews.com. New York Daily News. Retrieved July 2, 2026.
  10. ↑ Blezow, Dave. "New York Post's Steve Serby named 2025 NY Sportswriter of the Year". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
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