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Steve Young![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Young_at_Lincoln_Financial_Field_in_Philadelphia.png/200px-Young_at_Lincoln_Financial_Field_in_Philadelphia.png) |
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Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | (1961-10-11) October 11, 1961 (age 62) Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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High school: | Greenwich (Greenwich, Connecticut) |
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College: | BYU |
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Supplemental draft: | 1984 / Round: 1 |
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- 3× Super Bowl champion (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX)
- Super Bowl MVP (XXIX)
- 7× Pro Bowl (1992–1998)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (1992–1994)
- 3× Second-team All-Pro (1995, 1997, 1998)
- 2× NFL Most Valuable Player (1992, 1994)
- 2× Bert Bell Award (1992, 1994)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1992)
- 2× NFC Offensive Player of the Year (1992, 1994)
- 4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1992–1994, 1998)
- 6× NFL passer rating leader (1991–1994, 1996, 1997)
- 5× NFL completion percentage leader (1992, 1994-1997)
- San Francisco 49ers No. 8 retired
- Davey O'Brien Award (1983)
- Unanimous All-American (1983)
- BYU Cougars No. 8 retired
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TD–INT: | 232–107 |
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Passing yards: | 33,124 |
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Completion percentage: | 64.3 |
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Passer rating: | 96.8 |
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Rushing yards: | 4,239 |
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Rushing touchdowns: | 43 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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Steve Young (born Jon Steven Young on October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah), is a former quarterback for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX. He is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.