Jim McMahon

Jim McMahon

Jim McMahon at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts in 1988
No. 9
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1959-08-21) August 21, 1959 (age 57)
Place of birth:	Jersey City, New Jersey
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Roy (UT)
College:	Brigham Young
NFL Draft:	1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
Chicago Bears (1982–1988) San Diego Chargers (1989) Philadelphia Eagles (1990–1992) Minnesota Vikings (1993) Arizona Cardinals (1994) Cleveland Browns (1995)* Green Bay Packers (1995–1996)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
NCAA 2× Holiday Bowl MVP 2× All-American (1980, 1981) 1981 Davey O'Brien Award winner 1981 Sammy Baugh Trophy winner BYU Cougars #9 retired NFL Pro Bowl (1986) UPI 2nd-Team All-NFC (1985) 2× Super Bowl champion (XX, XXXI) UPI NFC Rookie of the Year (1982) PFW NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1991)
Career NFL statistics
Games Played: 119 Games Started: 97 TDs–INT: 100–90 Yards: 18,148 QB Rating: 78.2 Player stats at NFL.com
College Football Hall of Fame

NCAA

NFL

James Robert McMahon, Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is a former American football player. He played college football at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American (1980, 1981) and later in the professional ranks with the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers. He won two Super Bowl rings, the first with the Bears in Super Bowl XX and the second with their rivals, the Packers in Super Bowl XXXI, both against the New England Patriots.

McMahon was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and moved with his family to San Jose, California when he was three. He played high school football his freshman and sophomore years at Andrew Hill High School in San Jose and played his junior and senior years at Roy High School in Roy, Utah, graduating in 1977.

McMahon mainly served as BYU's punter during his freshman season (1977), but he played enough at quarterback to throw his first-ever collegiate touchdown pass against UTEP. He continued as the Cougars' punter as the 1978 season began, but when Marc Wilson was injured in the third game of the season (against Colorado State), McMahon became the starting quarterback. McMahon led BYU to victory against CSU, accounting for 112 passing yards, 80 rushing yards, and two touchdowns. He was named Chevrolet Player of the Game and WAC Player of the Week for his performance. McMahon and Wilson shared quarterback duties for the rest of the season; McMahon played well enough to earn All-WAC honors and Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America. The best game of his sophomore year was against Wyoming: he passed for 317 yards and rushed for 49 more yards, earning another WAC Player of the Week award.