In 1985 Steve signed on with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team that held his NFL draft rights. He played for the Buccaneers for two seasons, starting 19 games, and in 1987 he was acquired by the San Francisco 49ers.

Steve sat behind then 49ers quarterback, Joe Montana, for four years. In the 1991 season after Montana was forced out by injuries, Steve lead the NFL in passing efficiency with a 101.8 quarterback rating his first year as the starter. He has garnered this honor in 6 of the last 7 years, and holds the all-time highest NFL quarterback rating of 112.8 for the 1994 Superbowl season.

Although it was difficult sitting on the bench, Steve is the first to admit that his years of backing up Joe Montana were an excellent tutorage for becoming a Pro Bowl quarterback. During that time, in addition to learning the intricacies of quarterbacking from a master, he was also learning the intricacies of the law at Brigham Young University's School of Law, receiving his law degree in 1994.

Steve has led the San Francisco 49ers to winning seasons in each of the 6 seasons he's been the starting quarterback, having won at least 10 games or more each season. Although slowed by injuries during the 1996 season, which caused him to miss all or part of 8 games, Steve still won the NFL passing title with a quarterback rating of 97.2. In 1997, he won the passing title again with a 104.2 rating.

In 1993, Steve organized the Forever Young Foundation, a charitable foundation that has raised large sums of money to aid youth organizations and other charities in the San Francisco area, and in Utah and Arizona. He plays a direct role in the foundation's administrative, fundraising, and community activities.

Young is a corporate spokesperson for high-profile companies such as Visa, Nike, Sprint, PowerBar, ICON Health & Fitness, and Sun Microsystems. He is the Chairman of the Board for Found, Inc.; an internet technology company that integrates retail stores with the internet. Frequent articles about Young have appeared throughout the years. He has recently been profiled in a variety of periodicals such as Sports Illustrated, Inside Sports, People and GQ. Young has appeared on a variety of talk shows and has dabbled in the acting world over the past years with roles in Beverly Hills 90210, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Wings, and Dharma & Greg. He was the studio co-host of the Super Bowl XXXIV pre-game, half-time and post-game show on ABC. He is currently a studio analyst for ESPN's NFL Countdown. Additionally, Young has written a children's book entitled Forever Young.

Young was born Jon Steven Young on October 11, 1961 to Sherry and LeGrande "Grit" Young in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the oldest of five siblings, Mike, Melissa, Tom and Jim follow in that order. When he was in elementary school, the family relocated to Greenwich, Connecticut where he attended Greenwich High School. He received both his Bachelor of Science (1983) and his Juris Doctor (1994) from BYU.

Hall of Fame quarterback and prime time broadcaster, Steve Young shares his unique perspective on teamwork, leadership and perseverance. His presentation is filled with wonderful stories, humor and insight gained from over two decades on the gridiron. Steve talks about the commitment to excellence and endless hours of preparation it takes to be the best of the best, and how it can be just as difficult to lead from the front.