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Famous LDS People: Athletes
Robbie Bosco - Pro, Football
Robbie Bosco and BYU's 1984 National Football Championship will always be linked together.
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Keith Clearwater - Pro, Golf
Born in Long Beach, CA
A two-time winner during his rookie campaign, Clearwater easily took away Rookie of the Year
honors in 1987.
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Ty Detmer - Pro, Football
Holding over 50 NCAA records, it's no surprise that Ty Detmer also holds a Heisman trophy. The college
fun began in 1988 at the Freedom Bowl. Facing Colorado, and losing, BYU brought in freshman Ty Detmer. Detmer
went 11 for 19, chalking up 129 yards and tying the game in the third quarter. He led the Cougars to a win in
the final minutes of the game, and received the MVP for the night.
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Devin Durrant - Pro, Basketball
A decade after he led the Cougars on the hardwood, All-American basketball player Devin Durrant . . .
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Rulon Gardner - Olympic gold medalist, Wrestling
Raised on a farm, with lots of work to do, Rulon would often wrestle his brother to see who had to do the most chores.
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Dale Murphy - National League All-star, Baseball
Dale joined the Church while playing ball for the Atlanta Braves.
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Vai Sikahema - Pro, Football
BYU running back and return specialist Vai Sikahema first caught fans’ attention in the 1980 Holiday
Bowl . . .
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Peter Vidmar - Olympic Gold Medalist, Gymnastics
A member of the US Olympic Hall of Fame, Peter Vidmar won 2 gold medals and 1 silver
medal . . .
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Steve Young - Pro, Football
Steve Young had the near impossible task of succeeding Joe Montana as the starting QB of the San
Francisco 49ers.
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*Information for these biographies came from the following sources:
rulongardner.com, Sports Gallery, Latter-day Heroes by Chad Hawkins, BYU Cougar Club, Lordly & Dame, Inc.
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