Steve Young - Post-football

Post-football

Steve Young received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters at Utah Valley University for speaking at its graduation ceremonies in 2005.

Serves as a managing director of Huntsman Gay Global Capital after being involved in business ventures with this private equity firm founded by billionaire industrialist Jon M. Huntsman and former Bain Capital executive Robert C. Gay, also a co-founder of Sorenson Capital, in Lehi, Utah. Moreover, he sat on the board of Foundry Networks before it was acquired by Brocade Communications Systems in 2008.

When Salt Lake City was awarded the 2002 Winter Olympics in 1995, Young was the first volunteer. During the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, Young carried the placard for Great Britain. Additionally, Young was among the contingent at Salt Lake City in February 1998 to receive the Olympic Flag after the 1998 Winter Olympics closed in Nagano, Japan at Salt Lake City International Airport.

He has also maintained involvement with football. He can be seen alongside Stuart Scott and Trent Dilfer on the pre- and post-game shows for ESPN's Monday Night Football. He also co-hosts a radio show on KNBR at 5 pm on Wednesdays during football season along with The Razor and Mr. T, Ralph Barbieri and Tom Tolbert.

Young spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2000, leading some to speculate that he might be interested in entering politics in the future.

Steve Young caught the ceremonial first pitch thrown by Jerry Rice at the season opener for the San Francisco Giants on April 9, 2010.

Young was one of several notable BYU athletes and coaches who appeared in the school's 2011 "Real Cougar" advertising campaign, which featured the individuals telling an actual cougar about being a "real cougar." In one of the ads, Young poked fun at himself:

Young: I love BYU so much I even got my law degree here.

Cougar: (growls)

Young: Lawyers... I know.

Young was originally offered a part in 1998 movie There's Something About Mary, but turned the role down due to the film's coarse nature. He was replaced by Brett Favre. Young made a cameo appearance in the Mormon comedy The Singles Ward in 2002.