Talk:Steve Young (American football)

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He is the great-grandson of both Brigham Young and his brother Joseph Young. Care to disambiguate? :) Fuzheado 03:53, 28 Aug 2003 (UTC)

What do you have in mind?<G>. (Of course, it might have helped if I'd typed 3-G-grandson, but I fixed it now). Everyone has 32 great-great-great-grandparents: two of Steve Young's are Brigham Young and Joseph Young. I could give you the lines of descent, but somehow I feel it's too genealogical to put in an article... -- Someone else 04:01, 28 Aug 2003 (UTC)

How about his marriage? His GGG Grandfather said any man not married by 25 was a menace to society and he was famous in some circles for not doing so until 29 if I'm correct. dvhatwiki (sorry, not logged in)

That's totally unfounded, by the way. That quote cannot be found in any credible source and was probably fabricated before becoming widespread. Tannerb 07:34, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

In the disambiguation page it states that Steve Young is the best known quarterback for the San Fransisco 49ers, which is a questionable suggestion.207.157.121.50 06:57, 9 October 2005 (UTC)mightyafrowhitey

Actually, it states, "best known as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers". Gentgeen 07:20, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Wow,Gentgeen, you're absolutely right. I've read that sentence numerous times and somehow failed to se the modifier "as"207.157.121.50 03:29, 11 October 2005 (UTC)mightyafrowhitey

I believe the stated "fact" about Young being still paid by USFL is incorrect. USFL is bankrupt -- then who pays him? and if USFL is still paying him, how did he play for the 49ers without a contract buyout?

Not sure if he is actually still getting paid, but its definitely possible. The 49ers were still paying Jerry Rice even when he was playing with the Raiders and the Seahawks (part of the contract/trade, can't find the link) Jklharris 12:04, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia edits

Reworded a poorly written sentance about commercial appearances and deleted the following line.--Atomicskier 21:52, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Steve Young's favorite movie is a tie between the Da Vinci Code and the Russian sci-fi thriller Nightwatch.[citation needed]

[edit] Title changed from Steve Young (athlete) to Steve Young (football player)

I can't see when this change to the title was made or who made it. Was this a necessary change?--Atomicskier 00:25, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

I think that if you check the articles of other football players, you will find their specific "title" regarding the sport they are/were involved in. So perhaps the chance wasn't exactly necessary, but it doesn't weaken the article. "Athlete" was perhaps just too vague. --DavidD4scnrt (talk) 23:01, 30 March 2008 (UTC)