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Steve Young

Jon Steven Young

Quarterback

6-2, 198 lbs

Greenwich, Connecticut

Born: October 11, 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah (64-209)

High School: Greenwich HS

Draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Round 1 of the 1984 NFL Draft

Relatives: Father LeGrande Young; Brothers Mike Young, Tom Young, Jim Young

1983 Davey O'Brien 1983 Team Captain 1982 WAC Off. Player of the Year 1983 WAC Off. Player of the Year 2x All-WAC 5x WAC POTW 1983 Sammy Baugh 1x Dale Rex Memorial Trophy BYU Athletic Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame Greenwich High School Sports Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
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Passing

SeasonCmpAttPctYdYd/AttTDINTLngEffSackedSack Yds
19816311355.87576.74558114.9980
198225741262.434458.4201956139.430216
198333046571.042169.1341363165.723188
Total65099065.784188.5583763148.962484

Rushing

SeasonAttYdYd/AttTDLng
1981522334.5037
19821234033.31049
19831144373.8949
Total28910733.71949

Receiving

SeasonRecYdAvgTDLng
19821-4-4.00-4
198311414.0114
Total2105.0114

Scoring

SeasonTouchdownsPATFGMSftyPts
RshTDRecTDKRTDPRTDFRTDIntTDOthTDAllTD2PMXPM
19821000000010000060
1983910000010100062
Career19100000201000122

Participation

SeasonClassNoPosGamesStarts
1981SO8QB112
1982JR8QB1212
1983SR8QB1212
Total3526

Roster History

SeasonClassNoPos
1980FR8QB
1981SO8QB
1982JR8QB
1983SR8QB

Passing

Date Site Opponent Result GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Yds/Att TD INT Long Eff
Sep 5, 1981 A LBST W 31-8 0 5 8 62.5 47 5.9 0 0 18 111.9
Sep 12, 1981 H AFA W 45-21 0 1 1 100.0 14 14.0 0 0 14 217.6
Sep 19, 1981 A UTEP W 65-8 0 3 8 37.5 31 3.9 1 0 19 111.3
Sep 26, 1981 A COLO W 41-20 0 4 10 40.0 63 6.3 2 0 26 158.9
Oct 2, 1981 H USU W 32-26 1 21 40 52.5 307 7.7 1 1 58 120.2
Oct 10, 1981 H UNLV L 41-45 1 27 40 67.5 269 6.7 0 4 25 104.0
Oct 17, 1981 A SDSU W 27-7 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 .0
Oct 31, 1981 H UNM W 31-7 0 1 2 50.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 50.0
Nov 21, 1981 H UTAH W 56-28 0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 .0
Dec 18, 1981 B WSU W 38-36 0 1 1 100.0 26 26.0 0 0 26 318.4
Sep 2, 1982 A UNLV W 27-0 1 19 26 73.1 271 10.4 1 1 50 165.6
Sep 11, 1982 A UGA L 14-17 1 22 46 47.8 285 6.2 1 6 41 81.0
Sep 25, 1982 H AFA L 38-39 1 19 28 67.9 215 7.7 1 0 23 144.1
Oct 2, 1982 A UTEP W 51-3 1 24 32 75.0 399 12.5 2 2 31 187.9
Oct 9, 1982 A UNM W 40-12 1 18 28 64.3 336 12.0 2 0 32 188.7
Oct 16, 1982 H HAW W 39-25 1 22 32 68.8 302 9.4 2 3 52 149.9
Oct 23, 1982 H CSU W 34-18 1 19 36 52.8 259 7.2 2 4 38 109.3
Oct 30, 1982 A USU L 17-20 1 17 38 44.7 223 5.9 2 1 37 106.1
Nov 6, 1982 H WYO W 23-13 1 24 32 75.0 276 8.6 1 0 21 157.8
Nov 13, 1982 H SDSU W 58-8 1 22 35 62.9 284 8.1 2 1 56 144.2
Nov 20, 1982 A UTAH W 17-12 1 24 34 70.6 254 7.5 2 0 27 152.8
Dec 17, 1982 B OSU L 17-47 1 27 45 60.0 341 7.6 2 1 33 133.9
Sep 10, 1983 A BAY L 36-40 1 23 38 60.5 351 9.2 1 0 60 146.8
Sep 17, 1983 H BGSU W 63-28 1 30 40 75.0 384 9.6 5 1 35 191.9
Sep 24, 1983 A AFA W 46-28 1 39 49 79.6 486 9.9 3 0 63 183.1
Oct 1, 1983 A UCLA W 37-35 1 25 36 69.4 270 7.5 2 3 48 134.1
Oct 8, 1983 A WYO W 41-10 1 23 39 59.0 356 9.1 2 1 61 147.4
Oct 15, 1983 H UNM W 66-21 1 24 30 80.0 340 11.3 4 1 44 212.5
Oct 22, 1983 A SDSU W 47-12 1 32 45 71.1 446 9.9 3 0 44 176.4
Oct 29, 1983 H USU W 38-34 1 25 39 64.1 331 8.5 2 1 31 147.2
Nov 5, 1983 A UTEP W 31-9 1 30 43 69.8 359 8.3 3 1 42 158.3
Nov 12, 1983 H CSU W 24-6 1 33 45 73.3 311 6.9 2 2 24 137.2
Nov 19, 1983 H UTAH W 55-7 1 22 25 88.0 268 10.7 6 0 46 257.2
Dec 23, 1983 B MIZZ W 21-17 1 24 36 66.7 314 8.7 1 3 53 132.4

Rushing

Date Site Opponent Result GS Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Sep 5, 1981 A LBST W 31-8 0 3 15 5.0 0 11
Sep 12, 1981 H AFA W 45-21 0 2 10 5.0 0 9
Sep 19, 1981 A UTEP W 65-8 0 2 -22 -11.0 0 0
Sep 26, 1981 A COLO W 41-20 0 4 61 15.3 0 37
Oct 2, 1981 H USU W 32-26 1 21 63 3.0 0 26
Oct 10, 1981 H UNLV L 41-45 1 12 66 5.5 0 22
Oct 31, 1981 H UNM W 31-7 0 3 11 3.7 0 13
Nov 7, 1981 A CSU W 63-14 0 1 7 7.0 0 7
Nov 21, 1981 H UTAH W 56-28 0 4 22 5.5 0 10
Sep 2, 1982 A UNLV W 27-0 1 13 21 1.6 1 8
Sep 11, 1982 A UGA L 14-17 1 7 -15 -2.1 0 10
Sep 25, 1982 H AFA L 38-39 1 12 97 8.1 3 27
Oct 2, 1982 A UTEP W 51-3 1 13 97 7.5 0 49
Oct 9, 1982 A UNM W 40-12 1 17 -10 -0.6 1 18
Oct 16, 1982 H HAW W 39-25 1 4 15 3.8 0 8
Oct 23, 1982 H CSU W 34-18 1 9 90 10.0 2 37
Oct 30, 1982 A USU L 17-20 1 7 -9 -1.3 0 23
Nov 6, 1982 H WYO W 23-13 1 13 17 1.3 1 11
Nov 13, 1982 H SDSU W 58-8 1 13 94 7.2 2 42
Nov 20, 1982 A UTAH W 17-12 1 6 10 1.7 0 8
Dec 17, 1982 B OSU L 17-47 1 9 -4 -0.4 0 12
Sep 10, 1983 A BAY L 36-40 1 13 113 8.7 2 49
Sep 17, 1983 H BGSU W 63-28 1 9 26 2.9 2 33
Sep 24, 1983 A AFA W 46-28 1 7 -5 -0.7 0 2
Oct 1, 1983 A UCLA W 37-35 1 14 54 3.9 0 18
Oct 8, 1983 A WYO W 41-10 1 4 32 8.0 0 16
Oct 15, 1983 H UNM W 66-21 1 5 31 6.2 0 15
Oct 22, 1983 A SDSU W 47-12 1 9 51 5.7 2 16
Oct 29, 1983 H USU W 38-34 1 19 66 3.5 1 20
Nov 5, 1983 A UTEP W 31-9 1 10 50 5.0 1
Nov 12, 1983 H CSU W 24-6 1 7 32 4.6 0 9
Nov 19, 1983 H UTAH W 55-7 1 5 -6 -1.2 0 6
Dec 23, 1983 B MIZZ W 21-17 1 12 -7 -0.6 1 22

Receiving

Date Site Opponent Result GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg TD Lng
Oct 30, 1982 A USU L 17-20 1 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4
Dec 23, 1983 B MIZZ W 21-17 1 1 1 14 14.0 1 14

Participation

Date Site Opponent Result GS
Sep 5, 1981 A LBST W 31-8 0
Sep 12, 1981 H AFA W 45-21 0
Sep 19, 1981 A UTEP W 65-8 0
Sep 26, 1981 A COLO W 41-20 0
Oct 2, 1981 H USU W 32-26 1
Oct 10, 1981 H UNLV L 41-45 1
Oct 17, 1981 A SDSU W 27-7 0
Oct 31, 1981 H UNM W 31-7 0
Nov 7, 1981 A CSU W 63-14 0
Nov 21, 1981 H UTAH W 56-28 0
Dec 18, 1981 B WSU W 38-36 0
Sep 2, 1982 A UNLV W 27-0 1
Sep 11, 1982 A UGA L 14-17 1
Sep 25, 1982 H AFA L 38-39 1
Oct 2, 1982 A UTEP W 51-3 1
Oct 9, 1982 A UNM W 40-12 1
Oct 16, 1982 H HAW W 39-25 1
Oct 23, 1982 H CSU W 34-18 1
Oct 30, 1982 A USU L 17-20 1
Nov 6, 1982 H WYO W 23-13 1
Nov 13, 1982 H SDSU W 58-8 1
Nov 20, 1982 A UTAH W 17-12 1
Dec 17, 1982 B OSU L 17-47 1
Sep 10, 1983 A BAY L 36-40 1
Sep 17, 1983 H BGSU W 63-28 1
Sep 24, 1983 A AFA W 46-28 1
Oct 1, 1983 A UCLA W 37-35 1
Oct 8, 1983 A WYO W 41-10 1
Oct 15, 1983 H UNM W 66-21 1
Oct 22, 1983 A SDSU W 47-12 1
Oct 29, 1983 H USU W 38-34 1
Nov 5, 1983 A UTEP W 31-9 1
Nov 12, 1983 H CSU W 24-6 1
Nov 19, 1983 H UTAH W 55-7 1
Dec 23, 1983 B MIZZ W 21-17 1

Passing

SeasonTeamLgCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRat
1984Los Angeles ExpressUSFL17931057.723617.610980.6
1985Los Angeles ExpressUSFL13725054.817417.061363.1
1985Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFL7213852.29356.83856.9
1986Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFL19536353.722826.381365.5
1987San Francisco 49ersNFL376953.65708.3100129.5
1988San Francisco 49ersNFL5410153.56806.73372.2
1989San Francisco 49ersNFL649269.6100110.983120.8
1990San Francisco 49ersNFL386261.34276.92092.6
1991San Francisco 49ersNFL18027964.525179.0178101.8
1992San Francisco 49ersNFL26840266.734658.6257107.0
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL31446268.040238.72916101.5
1994San Francisco 49ersNFL32446170.339698.63510112.8
1995San Francisco 49ersNFL29944766.932007.2201192.3
1996San Francisco 49ersNFL21431667.724107.614697.2
1997San Francisco 49ersNFL24135667.730298.5196104.7
1998San Francisco 49ersNFL32251762.341708.13612101.1
1999San Francisco 49ersNFL458453.64465.33460.9
NFL2667414964.3331248.023210796.8
USFL31656056.441027.3162272.8

Rushing

SeasonTeamLgAttYdsAvgTD
1984Los Angeles ExpressUSFL795156.57
1985Los Angeles ExpressUSFL563686.62
1985Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFL402335.81
1986Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFL744255.75
1987San Francisco 49ersNFL261907.31
1988San Francisco 49ersNFL271846.81
1989San Francisco 49ersNFL381263.32
1990San Francisco 49ersNFL1515910.60
1991San Francisco 49ersNFL664156.34
1992San Francisco 49ersNFL765377.14
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL694075.92
1994San Francisco 49ersNFL582935.17
1995San Francisco 49ersNFL502505.03
1996San Francisco 49ersNFL523106.04
1997San Francisco 49ersNFL501994.03
1998San Francisco 49ersNFL704546.56
1999San Francisco 49ersNFL11575.20
NFL72242395.943
USFL1358836.59

Receiving

SeasonTeamLgRecYdsAvgTD
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL242.00
NFL242.00

Passing

SeasonTeamLgCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRat
1984Los Angeles ExpressUSFL306744.84216.31445.7
1987San Francisco 49ersNFL121770.61589.31194.7
1988San Francisco 49ersNFL11100.0-1-1.00081.3
1989San Francisco 49ersNFL3560.0265.20073.8
1990San Francisco 49ersNFL11100.02525.000189.6
1992San Francisco 49ersNFL456569.25408.33390.5
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL446765.75137.71187.5
1994San Francisco 49ersNFL538760.96237.290117.2
1995San Francisco 49ersNFL326549.23285.00251.3
1996San Francisco 49ersNFL162661.51696.51093.3
1997San Francisco 49ersNFL446864.74747.01183.8
1998San Francisco 49ersNFL416959.44716.84569.2
NFL29247162.033267.1201385.8
USFL306744.84216.31445.7

Rushing

SeasonTeamLgAttYdsAvgTD
1984Los Angeles ExpressUSFL9687.60
1987San Francisco 49ersNFL67212.01
1988San Francisco 49ersNFL310.30
1989San Francisco 49ersNFL551.00
1992San Francisco 49ersNFL161066.61
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL10555.51
1994San Francisco 49ersNFL201286.42
1995San Francisco 49ersNFL9778.61
1996San Francisco 49ersNFL12685.71
1997San Francisco 49ersNFL6386.30
1998San Francisco 49ersNFL9444.91
NFL965946.28
USFL9687.60

Passing

SeasonTeamLgCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRat
1986Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFL144035.01253.1042.6
1987San Francisco 49ersNFL477860.35356.91274.5
1988San Francisco 49ersNFL396857.46099.050111.7
1989San Francisco 49ersNFL305653.62885.13271.1
1990San Francisco 49ersNFL639467.06466.93383.9
1991San Francisco 49ersNFL546978.36269.140124.4
1992San Francisco 49ersNFL385865.53626.22187.0
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL111668.81257.810112.8
1994San Francisco 49ersNFL365072.03657.33295.8
1995San Francisco 49ersNFL334868.83216.72192.4
1996San Francisco 49ersNFL355563.62955.41083.5
1997San Francisco 49ersNFL355267.33126.01273.6
1998San Francisco 49ersNFL274560.03868.650124.9
1999San Francisco 49ersNFL101855.61458.11177.3
NFL47274763.251406.9321887.6

Rushing

SeasonTeamLgAttYdsAvgTD
1986Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFL11948.50
1987San Francisco 49ersNFL141238.80
1988San Francisco 49ersNFL181277.11
1989San Francisco 49ersNFL1417112.20
1990San Francisco 49ersNFL1012812.81
1991San Francisco 49ersNFL1011811.81
1992San Francisco 49ersNFL66711.21
1993San Francisco 49ersNFL3299.70
1994San Francisco 49ersNFL7233.30
1995San Francisco 49ersNFL12816.81
1996San Francisco 49ersNFL8789.81
1997San Francisco 49ersNFL7497.00
1998San Francisco 49ersNFL4205.00
1999San Francisco 49ersNFL2147.00
NFL12611228.96

Receiving

SeasonTeamLgRecYdsAvgTD
1990San Francisco 49ersNFL1-10-10.00
NFL1-10-10.00
Date Team League Transaction
Mar 1, 1984 Los Angeles Express USFL Signed ten-year, $40 million contract
Sep 9, 1985 Los Angeles Express USFL Released
Sep 10, 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Signed contract
Apr 24, 1987 San Francisco 49ers NFL Traded from TAM to SFO
Sep 22, 1987 San Francisco 49ers NFL Went on strike
Oct 16, 1987 San Francisco 49ers NFL Returned from strike
Feb 1, 1991 San Francisco 49ers NFL Became free agent
May 3, 1991 San Francisco 49ers NFL Signed 2-year contract
Feb 2, 1993 San Francisco 49ers NFL Became free agent
Feb 25, 1993 San Francisco 49ers NFL Designated as franchise player
Jul 16, 1993 San Francisco 49ers NFL Franchise tagged
Dec 23, 1993 San Francisco 49ers NFL Signed contract
Jul 30, 1997 San Francisco 49ers NFL Signed contract
Feb 12, 1998 San Francisco 49ers NFL Restructured contract
Jun 12, 2000 San Francisco 49ers NFL Retired

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