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  1.                                  America selection at 
  2.                                  quarterback, leading the 
  3.                                  NCAA in total offense 
  4.                                  (running and passing 
  5.                                  yardage combined). 
  6.  
  7. After graduating from BYU, Steve signed a 
  8. contract to play for the Los Angeles Express 
  9. of the new United States Football League.
  10. He played parts of two seasons in the new 
  11. league, and left just before it folded. In one 
  12. game, he became the only player in pro 
  13. football history to throw for 300 yards and
  14. run for 100 yards in the same game.
  15.  
  16. The NFLΓÇÖs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  17. selected Steve in a special draft in 1984.
  18. Steve played one-and-a-half seasons
  19.  
  20.