[1] During the time that Steger played for Thistlethwaite, the Oak Park football team went through four consecutive seasons without a loss.

[2][3][4] In 1921, Steger enrolled at the University of Michigan where he played halfback from 1922 to 1924, helping the Wolverines to back-to-back undefeated football seasons in 1922 and 1923.

He was considered a "triple threat" player who had "about equal ability in kicking, forward passing and carrying the ball.

Fleet of foot, a good forward passer, splendid punter, and an expert field goal kicker, the former Oak Park lad is a triple threat artist de luxe.

He also is as good a bet as the Wolverines boast on the receiving end of a pass, having the uncanny ability to grab 'em out of the air on almost impossible chances.

[3] In the buildup to the 1924 game between Michigan and Red Grange's Illinois team, the press played up Steger's winning streak.

But you can tell the wide world that Michigan is pinning part of its hopes for the Big Ten championship this season on the luck of its captain.

When he meets Illinois and matches the old rabbit's foot against Red Grange's threats he will be subjecting his charmed football life to its severest strain.

Illini players reported that Steger had "arched his body over Grange while tackling him to prevent an injury to the man who blasted the hopes of Michigan.