McMahon had thoughts of leaving BYU during his time playing days for the Cougars, but his coach convinced him to stick it out. The rest is history.

Former All-America quarterback Jim McMahon will have his No. 9 jersey retired as he enters the BYUHall of Fame later this fall, the school announced Thursday. A ceremony, during which his name will be ...

Feisty McMahon, who turns 67 today, starred at Roy High, BYU and won a Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears.

It had been more than four decades since BYU last took the field in Boulder, a trip that featured Jim McMahon orchestrating the offense in royal blue. On Saturday night, more than 40 years later, ...

The BYU Cougars football program is easily one of the most well-known in the country, with a rich history of not only team success, but individual success from players like Ty Detmer, Jim McMahon and ...

It's the Fourth of July holiday weekend, so what should a BYU football website do? Of course there can be only one answer: Remember BYU's best Holiday Bowl games. The 1980 Holiday Bowl wasn't BYU's ...

LaVell Edwards, who coached BYU for nearly 30 years, dies at 86 LaVell Edwards, who coached the BYU Cougars for nearly 30 years, died Thursday at the age of 86, his wife said.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The Chicago Bears earlier this year drafted a brash young quarterback to help turn their team’s fortunes around. Caleb ...