Personal
- Born in Provo, Utah
- Parents are Stan and Lois
- Dad is a former BYU athlete
- Married Wendy Olson, who was a cheerleader at both Provo High and at BYU
- Public relations major
- Daughter is Kacey
Career Highlights
- Played basketball for BYU on the varsity squad for his first two years
- Led the Cougars to a 28-14 homecoming victory over the Air Force Academy in his first start at quarterback
- Led the nation in three passing categories, broke thirteen school records and set thirteen WAC records
- Came in sixth nationally in the voting fo the Heisman Trophy his junior year
- Named by the NCAA as a member of the College Athletics' Top Five in 1978
Before BYU
- An all-state athlete in basketball and football at Provo High
- All-America mention
- Named the Outstanding Athlete in Utah his senior year
- Won two football letters, three in basketball, three in golf
- Played quarterback
- Had a 3.3 GPA
- Coached by Bry Lake (BYU) and Dick Hill (BYU)
After BYU
- Drafted by the NFL's Houston Oilers and played with them for six years
Post BYU Honors and Societies
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1987
Stats
NIELSEN'S CAREER STATSYR GM ATT-CMP-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G1975 9 180-110-7 61.1 1471 10 - 163.41976 11 372-207-19 55.6 3192 29 - 290.21977 4 156-98-3 62.8 1167 16 - 291.8