Personal
- Born in Bremerton, Wash
- Married to Colleen Cox
- Majored in economics
Career Highlights
- First-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (Kodak), the Football Writers Association of America, United Press International, Association Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Churchmen's Hall of Fame 1979
- All-Western Athletic Conference First Team, Downtown Athletic Club of New York Player of the Year, NCAA Top Five Award, Juhan Trophy Winner (Churchmen's Hall of Fame) 1979
- Third in the Heisman voting 1979
- WAC Offensive Player of the Year 1979
- Was selected to the Churchmen's All-America squad for 1978
- Set four WAC records overall during the season 1977
- Led WAC in passing and total offense 1977
- Selected WAC Back of the Year 1977
Before BYU
- Had an outstanding career, both athletically and academically, at Shorecrest High in Seattle
- Was all-metro in basketball (averaged 19 points per game as a forward)
- Was all-metro in baseball (pitcher and outfielder) and was voted MVP three years in a row
- His baseball team won state title in 1975
- In football was all-metro as quarterback and safety
- Academically, he carried a 3.83 GPA, was member of the National Honor Society, and was scholar-athlete (seven in Seattle area)
After BYU
- Was drafted by the Oakland Raiders
- Also played for the Los Angeles Raiders, the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Played with two Super Bowl Champions, the 1980 Oakland Raiders and the 1983 Los Angeles Raiders
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1990
Stats
Year Rushes Net Rush TDR Comp. Att. HI P-Yards PTD1977 81 20 2 164 277 18 2,418 241978 104 85 2 121 233 13 1,499 81979 61 -140 3 250 427 15 3,720 29Career 246 -35 7 535 937 46 7,637 61