Father, LeGrande, lettered for BYU in `54, `58 and `59, having served a mission in between (1955-57) and led BYU in rushing and total offense with over 400 yards in 1959
Is the great-great-great grandson of Mormon colonizer Brigham Young
Younger brother Mike was a freshman quarterback for BYU
B.S. in accounting/international relations from BYU
Earned his law degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU in 1994
Career Highlights
First team All-America by Coaches (Kodak), Football Writers (Mercedes Benz), Associated Press, United Press, Walter Camp, Football News, Gannett News and ESPN 1983
First team All-Western Athletic Conference and WAC Player of the Year 1983
Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholarship Winner ($3,000) Scholar-Athlete 1983
Was runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting his senior year
First team All-WAC and WAC Offensive Player of the Year 1982
Honorable mention All-America by Associated Press 1982
Set an NCAA record for most consecutive passes completed in a season: 22 (8 vs. Utah State and 14 vs. Wyoming) 1982
Played USU in his first college start and passed for 307 yards and one TD with one interception coming from 21 of 40 passes 1981
His most memorable play was in the Holiday Bowl vs. Washing State when he was "smuggled" in the backfield with McMahon at quarterback, gook the pitch and passed to Gordon Hudson for a 26-yard completion to set up a first quarter TD 1981
Selected as the outstanding freshman in 1980
Set seven Western Athletic Conference records and broke 13 NCAA records during his career
Before BYU
Attended Greenwich High
Won the Harvard Club Award and was a member of the Honor Society, also a National Merit Scholar nominee
In football he was honorable mention All-America, all-county, and team offensive player of the year
Captained baseball, basketball and football teams
Prep coach was Mike Ornato (Ithaca)
After BYU
Signed a multi-million-dollar contract and played two seasons with the Los Angeles Express
Then spent two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing with the San Francisco 49ers
Went back to BYU to earn his law degree from BYU
Post BYU Honors and Societies
Voted NFL Most Valuable Player in 1992 and 1994 and was runner-up in 1993
Led the 49ers to a victory over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX in 1995
Threw a Super Bowl record six touchdown passes on his way to being named Super Bowl XXIX MVP
Is the founder of the Forever Young Charity Foundation, an honorary chairman of the Children's Miracle Network and a spokesman for Parents of Children with Disabilities
Annually hosts a celebrity ski event for handicapped skiers and a celebrity golf tournament for Operation Smile
Also serves on the board of the American Indian Services and the Navajo Indian Scholarship Campaign