Steve Juday
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| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Michigan State (1963-1965) |
Steve Juday (born c. 1945) is a former American football quarterback who played at Michigan State University from 1963 to 1965.
A native of Northville, Michigan, he attended Northville High School where he was rated as the best quarterback in the state.[1]
Juday enrolled at Michigan State in 1962. He played quarterback for the Spartans from 1963 to 1965. He led the 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team to a national championship. During the 1965 season, he completed 89 of 168 passes for 1,173 passing yards, seven touchdowns, seven interceptions, and a 117.0 quarterback rating. He also rushed for 170 yards for a team-high 1,306 yards of total offense.[2] He was the first Michigan State quarterback to pass for 1,000 yards in a season.[3]
Juday was a team co-captain in 1965 (sharing the honor with Don Japinga) and received the Governor of Michigan Award as the most valuable player on the 1965 team.[4] He also finished sixth in the 1965 voting for the Heisman Trophy.[5] He was also selected by the Associated Press as the first-team quarterback on its 1965 All-America football team, though he lost the equivalent United Press International selection to Purdue's Bob Griese.[6] Juday was also named as a winner of the 1965 Scholar-Athlete Award by the National Football Foundation,[7] and won the Big Ten Medal of Honor as the Michigan State male athlete with the most outstanding athletic and academic achievement.[8] He closed his collegiate career as Michigan State's all-time leader in passing yardage and touchdown passes, and was inducted into the Michigan State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.[3]
In later years, Juday lived in Midland, Michigan, joining Dow Chemical Co. in 1967 and serving as the company's director of human resources starting in 1987.[9] In 1990, he received the NCAA 1990 Silver Anniversary Award presented to former student athletes who went on to distinguished careers.[10]
His sons Rich and Bob Juday played baseball for Michigan State.[11]