Jim McMahon Biography

Jim McMahon was the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback, who starred in the 1980s for the Chicago Bears.  McMahon was the first first round pick of legendary coach Mike Ditka.  He would go on to dazzle with his personality and play throughout 15 NFL seasons.  During the Bears’ first Super Bowl season in 1985, McMahon led the team to a 15-1 record and made his only Pro Bowl.   After some down seasons following his 1989 departure from Chicago, McMahon won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in 1991 with the Philadelphia Eagles.  The Bears originally drafted him with the fifth overall pick in 1982 out of BYU.  McMahon was a star for the Cougars and has his number retired by the school in addition to being in the College Football Hall of Fame.  The two-time All-American set 70 NCAA records while leading BYU to back-to-back WAC Championships and Holiday Bowl wins.  Since retirement, he has been an outspoken voice about safety in the NFL after feeling the effects of head injuries he suffered.  

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