Personal
Born in Cedar City ... parents are Blake and Nancy ... mother was a Cougarette at BYU ... served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Tampa, Florida ('80-'82) ... recruited by Northern Arizona and Air Force.
Before BYU
Lettered four times in football and basketball and three times in baseball and track at Beaver High ... was state MVP (Tribune and Deseret News) ... had 2,202 yards rushing, scored 36 TDs, made 50 PATs and seven field goals his senior year ... in one game he scored six TDs and made five PATs for all of his team's scoring ... coached by Alfred Marshall.
Stats
YEAR ATT YDS AVG TD Catches YDS TD 1984 50 376 6.94 5 46 598 6 1985 24 61 3.14 0 49 530 2
Walked on and played wide receiver with the jayvee.
Returned 13 kickoffs for a 22.1-yard average ... converted to defensive back.
Converted to running back during spring practice ... Academic All-WAC ... WAC player of the week vs. Colorado State, where he ran for one TD and caught two TD passes ... back of the game vs. CSU, UTEP and San Diego State ... rushed for 88 yards on 13 carries vs. Wyoming ... rushed for 106 yards on four carries vs. UTEP ... was the third-leading receiver on the team with 46 catches for 598 yards and six TDs ... caught 10 passes for 88 yards vs. Michigan in the Holiday Bowl, including the winning TD with 1:23 left in the game ... also scored on a five-yard run.
Scored on a TD reception and was the team's leading rusher at New Mexico where the Lobos employed 25 different blitzes in a 45-23 victory ... also had an 89-yard non-scoring pass in that game when he was tackled on the one-yard line ... injured during the AFA game.
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ImageFootball | Jan, 27
Recapping 30th anniversary reunion of 1984 national championship
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ImageFootball | Jan, 09
10th anniversary of 1984 national championship
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ImageFootball | Jan, 09
20th anniversity of 1984 national championship
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ImageFootball | Sep, 12
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1984 National Championship
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ImageFootball | Nov, 30
25th Anniversary of 1984 National Championship