Ten fun facts about Steve Young
Fact 1
Young was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL in 1992 and 1994, and the MVP of Super Bowl XXIX.
Fact 2
He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Fact 3
He is also still ranked highest amongst retired players.
Fact 4
Young played college football for Brigham Young University (BYU), and played professionally for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League, and the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers.
Fact 5
He appeared in All Sport, Visa, and Gatorade commercials with Jerry Rice while the two played for the 49ers.
Fact 6
Young also won a record six NFL passer rating titles.
Fact 7
His 1988 scramble against the Minnesota Vikings was featured in a 2006 Burger King commercial.
Fact 8
Young appeared in one episode of Frasier, one episode of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (cast as Lois' former high school football quarterback boyfriend, Joe Maloy), and in The Singles Ward.
Fact 9
He is also the star and voiceover talent of the iOS game "Steve Young Football".
Fact 10
Young is a great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for whom BYU is named.
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