Steve Fanara is the current head football coach for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets

Howard Payne University

Howard Payne University is a four-year private university located in Brownwood, Texas.Currently the university enrolls 1,400 full-time students. Howard Payne is known for the Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom, its Music program and its Christian Studies program...

 located in Brownwood, Texas

Brownwood, Texas

Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,813 at the 2000 census.-History:The original site of the Brown County seat of Brownwood was on the east of Pecan Bayou. A dispute arose over land and water rights, and the settlers were forced...

. He was named to that position following the 2007 season to become the 20th football coach at the school. Before being named to the post, he was the defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 at Howard Payne under the previous head coach, Mike Redwine

Mike Redwine

Mike Redwine was the 19th head football coach for the Howard Payne University Yellow Jackets located in Brownwood, Texas. He has held that position from 2005 until the 2007 season. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 13 wins, 17 losses, and 0 ties...

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Personal life

Fanara earned his bachelor's degree at Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University

Southwest Baptist University is a private institute of higher education affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 2003 there were approximately 3,600 students attending at one of SBU's four Missouri, United States campuses in Bolivar,...

 in Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar is the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,325 at the 2010 census. The city was named for Bolivar, Tennessee, home to many of the original settlers, and like that city its name is pronounced to rhyme with Oliver...

, where he played football for two seasons before beginning his coaching career as a student assistant. Fanara also holds a Masters degree from MidAmerica Nazarene University

MidAmerica Nazarene University

MidAmerica Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts college in Olathe, Kansas. It was established in 1966 by the Church of the Nazarene.-History:Mid-America Nazarene College was founded in 1966...

. Steve and his family family reside in Brownwood.

External links

• Howard Payne profile