Steven K. Staker (May 28, 1943 – April 28, 2020), also known as Papa Stake, was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2008 to 2015. He was awarded the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award for NCAA Division III in 2009.

Staker attended Upper Iowa University. He was married to Linda King until his death in 2020. They had four children, including Tyler.

Staker died on April 28, 2020 of gallbladder cancer in Lisbon, Iowa, at the age of 76.

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External links Coe profile Upper Iowa University Athletics Hall of Fame profile