Personal
- Born in Salt Lake City
- 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
- Inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 1994