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Position: | Athletic director | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | San Marcos, Texas, U.S. | October 30, 1967||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 189 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Southwest (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||||
College: | BYU (1987–1991) | ||||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1992 / round: 9 / pick: 230 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967) is an American former football quarterback. He won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Davey O'Brien Award in 1990 while playing college football for the Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars. Detmer broke numerous National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records with BYU and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. He also played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). A late-round pick in the 1992 NFL draft, Detmer played for six NFL teams over 14 seasons, mostly in a backup role. He is currently the athletic director at American Leadership Academy – Gilbert North High School in Gilbert, Arizona.
After his playing career, Detmer became a coach. He was the offensive coordinator at BYU from 2015 to 2017.[1][2] He is the older brother of former NFL quarterback Koy Detmer.