Steve Young (Character)

Steve Young

CHARACTER» Jon Steven Young

A hall of fame quarterback that has won a Superbowl. He is most fondly remembered as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

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College

Young played for Birmingham Young University, there he played for a total of 3 seasons and had a total of 7,733 yards and 56 passing touchdowns.

NFL

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Steve Young at his Hall of Fame ceremony in Canton.

Steve started his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he only played 19 games with the team. Young signed with the San Francisco 49ers a few years later and was Joe Montana (Person)'s backup.

Young finally got the chance to start in 1991 when Montana suffered a injury. His Superbowl win came in the 1994 season, this included big moves by the team with pickups of Deion Sanders. The season concluded with a win over the San Diego Charger in Superbowl XXIX (29) 49-26, Young was named the game's MVP. Steve Young will be most remembered as a mobile quarterback able to escape from the pass rush. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

NFL Career Stats

Year	Team	Games	Completions	Completion %	Attempts	Yards	TD	Int	QB Rating	Sacks (# of times sacked)
1985	TB	5	72	52.2	138	935	3	8	56.9	21
1986	TB	14	195	53.7	363	2282	8	13	65.5	47
1987	SF	8	37	53.6	69	570	10	0	120.8	3
1988	SF	11	54	53.5	101	680	3	3	72.2	13
1989	SF	10	64	69.6	92	1001	8	3	120.8	12
1990	SF	6	38	61.3	62	427	2	0	92.6	8
1991	SF	11	180	64.5	279	2517	17	8	101.8	13
1992	SF	16	268	66.7	402	3465	25	7	107	29
1993	SF	16	314	68.0	462	4023	29	16	101.5	31
1994	SF	16	324	70.3	461	3969	35	10	112.8	31
1995	SF	11	299	66.9	447	3200	20	11	92.3	25
1996	SF	12	214	67.7	316	2410	14	6	97.2	34
1997	SF	15	241	67.7	356	3029	19	6	104.7	35
1998	SF	15	322	62.3	517	4170	36	12	101.1	48
1999	SF	3	45	53.6	84	446	3	4	60.9	8
Total		169	2667	64.3	4149	33124	232	107	96.8	358