Steve Young

Steve Young is a two-time NFL MVP, a Super Bowl MVP, and a first-ballot Hall of Famer. A key member of ESPN's weekly coverage, Young holds undergraduate and law degrees from Brigham Young University. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is president and co-founder of HGGC, a private equity firm, and founder of the Forever Young Foundation, a global charity for children, which he co-chairs with his wife, Barb.

Latter-day Saint Life

Former 49er Steve Young will convince you that choosing love is always possible—even on the football field

By Steve Young

February 08, 2024 02:28 PM MST

In some of the biggest NFL games of his life, Steve recalls how an opposing player showed him brotherly love in a way you wouldn’t expect.

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Feature Stories

What escalating mayhem in his boardroom taught Steve Young about love

By Steve Young

May 11, 2022 12:31 PM MDT

After Michael threw a chair in frustration, Steve knew his approach to this delicate conversation had to change.

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Latter-day Saint Life

Steve Young: Why the law of love means loving others without expectations or transactions

By Steve Young

April 29, 2022 11:29 AM MDT

I’m not trying to love people into coming with me. I’m just loving people. They and God will figure out their journey; my job is to love them along the way.

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Famous Latter-day Saints

How a Blessing from an Apostle Helped Steve Young Finally Find His Wife

By Steve Young

August 18, 2018 09:00 AM MDT

Steve Young never backs down from a challenge. In fact, his tenacity is the hallmark of his football career and every other aspect of his life. From tirelessly perfecting his game to earning a law degree from BYU while in the NFL (which even required him to attend class the day after his 1994 Super Bowl victory) to enduring years of criticism while he searched for “the one” to marry, Young has never hesitated to do the work required to achieve his goals.

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Famous Latter-day Saints

The surprising reason Steve Young didn’t serve a mission (and it has nothing to do with football)

By Steve Young

February 24, 2018 04:00 PM MST

BYU finished the regular season 11–1. Jim McMahon led the team to 11 straight wins. We were ranked in the top 20 and headed to a bowl game against Southern Methodist University. Thanks to a strong second half of the season, I was named MVP of the JV team.

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Famous Latter-day Saints

Steve Young: How an Airplane Conversation with Stephen Covey Changed My Football Career

By Steve Young

October 24, 2017 09:00 AM MDT

In honor of Stephen Covey's 85th birthday, we thought we would celebrate the incredible life this influential author and Latter-day Saint led with the life-changing conversation Covey had with fellow Mormon and former NFL quarterback Steve Young.

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