Steve Young
Steve Young (born
October 11,
1961) was a
quarterback for the
San Francisco 49ers. He won
Super Bowl XXIX after the
1994 NFL season. He played college football at
Brigham Young University. He signed with the Los Angeles Express of the
United States Football League in
1984 after that league folded in
1985, Young first played for
Tampa Bay Buccaneers from
1985 to
1986. He was traded to the
San Francisco 49ers in
1987 and played there until he retired after the
1999 season. He retired because he had received too many concussions.
A left-handed thrower, Young was famous for his ability to "scramble" away from the pass rush.
He is the great-great-great-grandson of both Brigham Young and his brother Joseph Young, and a member of the Mormon Church.
Steve Young is also the name of a
country music singer, songwriter and guitarist.