Gifford Nielsen

No. 14

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

October 25, 1954

Place of birth:

Provo, Utah

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

205 lb (93 kg)

Career information

College:

Brigham Young

NFL Draft:

1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73

Career history

Houston Oilers (1978–1983)

Career highlights and awards

All-American (1976)
Offensive Player of the year (1976)

Career NFL statistics

TD–INT:	20-22
Passing yards:	3,255
Rating:	70.0

College Football Hall of Fame

S. Gifford Nielsen

First Quorum of the Seventy
April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06)

Personal details
Born	Stanley Gifford Nielsen (1954-10-25) October 25, 1954 Provo, Utah, United States
Spouse(s)	Wendy Olson (m. 1975)
Children	6

Stanley Gifford Nielsen (born October 25, 1954) is a former American football quarterback who played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He was the sports director of KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas, until March 31, 2009.^[1] He has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2013.

High school career

Nielsen grew up in Provo, Utah, and attended Provo High School, playing as the school's quarterback.

College career

After high school, he remained in Provo and began attending Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American quarterback, under head coach LaVell Edwards. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

NFL career

Nielsen was selected in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers, the team with which he spent his entire NFL career. Nielsen played six seasons as a part-time quarterback. He served as backup to Dan Pastorini in 1978 and 1979 and to Ken Stabler in 1980 and 1981. He played the most games in his last two seasons, 1982–1983, when he shared quarterbacking duties with Archie Manning and Oliver Luck. From 1984 to 1987, he served as a color commentator on Oilers radio broadcasts.

LDS Church service

Nielsen has served in the LDS Church in many capacities, including elders quorum president, bishop, president of the Houston Texas South Stake, mission president's counselor, and area seventy. He was released as an area seventy on April 6, 2013, and called as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.

Scouting 100 year Anniversary

Nielsen was the master of ceremonies at the "100 Years of Scouting" celebration at Minute Maid Park in Texas.

References

↑ KHOU Staff. "Giff Nielsen signs off after 25 years at Channel 11", ‘’KHOU’’, Houston, TX, 23 October 2009. Retrieved on 12 April 2015.

External links

"General Authorities: S. Gifford Nielsen", lds.org.
"Elder S. Gifford Nielsen", Liahona, May 2013.
Gifford Nielsen at the College Football Hall of Fame

BYU Cougars starting quarterbacks

Carter Lyons Jones August Sheide Nielsen Wilson McMahon Young Bosco Lindley Jensen Covey Detmer Walsh Sarkisian Miller Feterik Doman Beck Hall Heaps Nelson Hill Stewart Mangum

Houston Oilers 1978 NFL Draft selections

Earl Campbell Gifford Nielsen Mike Renfro Conrad Rucker J.C. Wilson Jim Mol Steve Young Willie Thicklen John Schuhmacher

Draft years 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans starting quarterbacks

George Blanda (1960–1966)
Jacky Lee (1960–1961, 1963, 1967)
Don Trull (1964–1966, 1968–1969)
Buddy Humphrey (1966)
Pete Beathard (1967–1969)
Bob Davis (1967–1969)
Charley Johnson (1970–1971)
Jerry Rhome (1970)
Dan Pastorini (1971–1979)
Lynn Dickey (1971, 1973–1974)
Kent Nix (1972)
John Hadl (1976–1977)
Gifford Nielsen (1979, 1981–1983)
Ken Stabler (1980–1981)
John Reaves (1981)
Archie Manning (1982–1983)
Oliver Luck (1983, 1985–1986)
Warren Moon (1984–1993)
Brent Pease (1987)
Cody Carlson (1988, 1990, 1992–1994)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1994)
Bucky Richardson (1994)
Chris Chandler (1995–1996)
Steve McNair (1995–2005)
Will Furrer (1995)
Neil O'Donnell (1999–2001, 2003)
Billy Volek (2003–2005)
Matt Mauck (2005)
Vince Young (2006–2010)
Kerry Collins (2006–2010)
Rusty Smith (2010)
Matt Hasselbeck (2011–2012)
Jake Locker (2012–2014)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2013)
Charlie Whitehurst (2014)
Zach Mettenberger (2014–2015)
Marcus Mariota (2015–present)

General Authority Seventies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The individuals listed below are current General Authority Seventies. Each is a member of either the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. Those in italics are the current members of the Presidency of the Seventy.

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