Steve McNair nació el 14 de febrero de 1973 en Mississippi, Estados Unidos. Estuvo casado con Mechelle McNair. Murió el 4 de julio de 2009 en Nashville, Tennessee, Estados Unidos.
Led the Houston Oilers/Tennesse Titans franchise to their only Super Bowl in 2000 against the St. Louis Rams. With the Titans down by seven, he took the team 87 yards down the field in the final minute and 48 seconds, only to come up a yard shy of a game tying touchdown.