(1935-2022)

A coaching veteran for over six decades, Steele joined on to the team as a volunteer assistant with Head Coach Michael Mauro in 2009, a position he held until his passing in 2022.

Steele coached baseball for nearly all of his adult life, having spent a majority of time with the baseball program at Staten Island's Mckee / Staten Island Technical High School, where he doubled as the school's athletic director for 42 years.  Coach Steele was Coach Mauro's high school coach from 1983-1987.

Steele was given the Sportsmanship Award by the Warren Jacques Committee in 1975, the Staten Island Advance Service Award in 1979, and took home Sportsman of the Year honors from the Advance in 2002.

In 2018, Steele was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame, and in June of 2021, McKee/Staten Island Tech named their baseball field after him.  Steele's contributions to the Staten Island community extended far beyond the baseball diamond as he served as both coach and mentor to countless student-athletes at the high school and collegiate level.

A plaque dedicated to Steele's memory was affixed to the final booth in the baseball press box during the 2022 season.  During his tenure as assistant coach, he could always be found taking in the action and keeping the game's official scorecard in the booth that now bears his name.