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Recruited by Miami, UCLA, Michigan, Texas A & M and BYU; Married to the former Kim Herbert in July, 1991; Earned a bachelor's degree in recreation administration from BYU; Career Highlights. Selected in the 1992 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers; 1990 Heisman Trophy winner (finished ninth in voting 1989 and third in 1991)
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- Life as A Guide
- A Lifetime Dream
- In His Blood
- Still A BYU Fan
- A Different Era
- Family Ties
- Personal Heisman Touch
Johnson visited Detmer's ranch for a father-and-son hunt with his dad, AJ, an eight-year veteran of the war in Afghanistan. That day, in two other blinds, Detmer’s guests succeed within the hour. The harvest is two boars and a white fallow buck that Detmer’s brother-in-law, Todd Cooley, had spent almost three days waiting to take. These hunts, the ...
A blazing orange-ribbon sunset stretches across the western skyline of the T14 Ranch, silhouetting a hunting blind at the end of a rough road on a hill above Detmer’s precious 1,300 acres. A 9-foot-high fence protects the game within. If not for the fence, the animals would wander off and be killed on sight by hunters who have roamed South Texas fo...
Detmer has hunting imprinted in the strands of his DNA. Aside from living an intense football life alongside his coaching father, Sonny, he grew up in a hunting family that frequently went to private ranches by invitation or fee. As a teen, Detmer won the coveted Muy Grande Deer Hunting Contest. It is the oldest hunting contest in the world, its we...
Detmer's brother-in-law, Rich Herbert, cooks on the ranch and was on T14 the week before Thanksgiving because he’s on leave from Southwest Airlines recovering from back surgery as a baggage handler. He jokes that he and Ty are unemployed, so they’re just hanging out and having fun. Rich lives a mile from Ty in Gilbert, Arizona. Detmer loves his bro...
Detmer said times have changed since the days he set 59 NCAA records and tied three more. Defenses have evolved and there are NFL influences. “The old days were different. I think it’s hard for fans to kind of let that go, the whole passing system because so many teams have caught up with it and that makes it tough. You look at Washington State and...
While at BYU, Detmer was the recruiter who offered Arizona four-star quarterback Jacob Conover, who is expected to sign with the Cougars and then serve a church mission. Ironically, Conover led his Chandler High team to a win over Highland High this fall, where Detmer’s nephew, Kaleb Herbert, was the quarterback. Herbert was 14 for 22 for 209 passi...
Dinner at the T14 is the big meal of the day. Detmer prepares a barbecue on the huge patio by stoking a fabricated barrel before heading out for the late-afternoon hunt. The BBQ unit, built by Garza and friends as a gift, has a lettered halo on top with metal work declaring “Heisman Trophy Winner” below artwork that shows the T14 Ranch label with b...
- dharmon@deseretnews.com
May 8, 2022 · The BYU QB looks back at the tough times, the sweet moments and another conference title. BYU quarterback Ty Detmer scrambles during 1991 Holiday Bowl against No. 7 Iowa in San Diego. A year after Detmer won the Heisman Trophy, the 1991 season ended in a 13-13 tie to the Hawkeyes in the Holiday Bowl. After an 0-3 beginning to the season, many ...
- Dave Mccann
- dmccann@deseretnews.com
Nov 16, 2021 · On November 16, 1991, Ty Detmer led one of the wildest comebacks in college football history. BYU and San Diego State met up for an epic WAC clash with major bowl implications.
Apr 26, 2022 · That is the day Ty Detmer beat Raghib “Rocket” Ismail and a well-tuned public relations machine by 305 votes to win the Heisman Trophy. In the end, Detmer’s bombs through the air overwhelmed the Rocket’s red glare. Detmer completed 361 passes for 5,188 yards and 41 touchdowns during his junior season.
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