Steve Young

    • Holds the Record for Highest All-time Passer Rating - 96.8
    • Tied for the Record Most passing titles - 6
    • Holds the Record for Most rushing TDs by a QB - 43
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Steve Young is a former NFL quarterback and ESPN analyst. He is widely recognized as one of the best left-handed quarterbacks to ever play the game, and is the only left-handed quarterback to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Young's #8 jersey is scheduled to be retired by the San Francisco 49ers on October 5, 2008.
  • Career

    After attending Brigham Young University, Young began his professional career with the Los Angeles Express in the failed United States Football League. Young played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1985-1986 with limited success before being signed by the San Francisco 49ers as a back-up quarterback for Joe Montana. Young started for the 49ers in the 1991 season after Montana suffered an injury. Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993, firmly giving Young the starting job. Young won the NFL MVP in 1992 and 1994 and let the team to victory in Super Bowl XXIX, where he won the game's MVP award. Young finished his career with a quarterback rating of 96.8.

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