Steve Young American football player

Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born October 11, 1961) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Young played college football for Brigham Young University, and played professionally for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League, and the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers. Young was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL in 1992 and 1994, and the MVP of Super Bowl XXIX. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. At the time of his retirement, he had the highest passer rating among NFL quarterbacks who have thrown at least 1,500 passing attempts (96.8), and is currently ranked third. Young also won a record six NFL passing titles.

Personal facts

Steve Young
Alias (AKA)Young Jon Steven; Young J. Steven
Birth dateOctober 11, 1961
Birth place
Salt Lake City , Utah
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)97.524

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American football player

Career start1984
Career end1999
Debut team
Los Angeles Express (USFL)
Former team
San Francisco 49ers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Los Angeles Express (USFL)
Position
Quarterback
Supplemental draft round1
Supplemental draft year1984

Steve Young on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://americanfootballfilms.com/steve-young
  2. http://best-shot.org
  3. http://foreveryoung.org
  4. http://steveyoungfootball.com