AT BYU
- Quarterback at BYU as a junior and senior after transferring from Ricks College
- Member of 9-4 Freedom Bowl team in 1988 and 10-3 Holiday Bowl team in 1989
BEFORE BYU
- A three-sport athlete at Pocatello High School in Pocatello, Idaho, where he lettered two years in football, basketball and baseball
- State of Idaho's top free-throw shooter in basketball as a senior making 92 percent of his attempts
- Played football at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, before coming to BYU
PERSONAL
- Parents are Derold and Nyla Bates
- Married to Cherene Snarr
- Served as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Quito, Eduador
- Speaks fluent Spanish
- Physical Education major