James Robert McMahon Jr. is an American former football player. He played college football at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American. McMahon also played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. He won two Super Bowl titles, the first with the Bears in Super Bowl XX where he. was the starting quarterback, and the second with their rivals, the Green. Bay Packers, in Superbowl XXXI.
About Jim McMahon in brief
James Robert McMahon Jr. is an American former football player. He played college football at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American. McMahon also played in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. He won two Super Bowl titles, the first with the Bears in Super Bowl XX where he. was the starting quarterback, and the second with their rivals, the Green. Bay Packers, in Superbowl XXXI. McMahon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998. He is a member of the Utah Sportsman of the Year and the Deseret News Athlete of the year. McMahon is married to former NFL star and BYU quarterback Marc Wilson. He has three children. He was a three-time NFL All-Star and was a four-time Pro-Bowler. He also played high school football at Andrew Hill High School in San Jose, California. He moved with his family in the summer of 1975 to Roy, Utah. He graduated from Roy High School and played his junior and senior years at Roy High school and graduated in 1977. He went on to play for the University of Utah before joining the NFL in 1979. He later played for the Oakland Raiders and the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring in 2011. He currently lives in San Diego, California with his wife and two children. McMahon has a son and a daughter, both of whom are active members of the San Diego County Air Force Reserve, and a son who plays for the San Francisco 49ers.
He passed for 3,555 yards and 30 touchdowns in 1981, leading BYU to a WAC championship. In his last game as a Cougar, McMahon passed for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns. He received the Dave O’Brien Trophy and the Sammy Baugh Award, and he shared the NCAA Pigskin Club Offensive Player of Year award with USC’s Marcus Allen. McMahon won the WAC Player of the Week award after his performance against Colorado State, in which he tied a school record with 7 touchdown passes. He set 32 NCAA records, including single-season records for yards of total offense, passing yards, touchdown passes, and passing efficiency. His best game was against Utah State; he completed 21 of 33 passes for 485 yards and six touchdowns, and added two rushing touchdowns. In the Holiday Bowl, the Cougars faced an SMU team led by star running backs Craig James and Eric Dickerson. The Mustangs built a 45–25 lead over BYU with just four minutes left in the game. McMahon promptly guided BYU’s offense to three quick touchdowns, including a 41-yard Hail Mary pass to Clay Brown to win the game as time expired. It is regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in college football history; BYU fans refer to it as the \”Miracle Bowl\”. McMahon suffered a knee injury towards the end of the 1978 season and BYU coaches chose to redshirt him in1979. McMahon watched from the sidelines as Marc Wilson set nine NCAA records.
You want to know more about Jim McMahon?
This page is based on the article Jim McMahon published in Wikipedia (as of Dec. 10, 2020) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
