TCU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
As a special agent for the U.S. Secret Service, it is no wonder Steve Garmon received the MVP in 1963 and All-Southwest Conference honors in 1963 and 1964. Garmon received a TCU football scholarship from 1960-65. He graduated with a B.S. in political science and a master's of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. After graduation, Garmon accepted an appointment as Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service initially stationed in New Orleans conducting criminal investigations. Soon he was transferred and assigned to the Presidential Protection Division quickly moving from a "journeyman level" position to be the Deputy Director. His operational Secret Service assignments included protection of Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. He also provided protection to numerous high level U.S. government officials and foreign dignitaries. Garmon also served as the Director of Security and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Garmon tenure with with the federal government totaled 36 years.
