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No. 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Provo, Utah, U.S. | October 25, 1954||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Provo | ||||||||||||||
College: | BYU (1977–1979) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||||||||||
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S. Gifford Nielsen | |
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First Quorum of the Seventy | |
April 6, 2013 | |
Called by | Thomas S. Monson |
Personal details | |
Born | Stanley Gifford Nielsen October 25, 1954 Provo, Utah, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Wendy Olson (m. 1975) |
Children | 6 |
Stanley Gifford Nielsen (born October 25, 1954) is an American former football quarterback who played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He was the sports director of KHOU in Houston from 1984 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.