1. Stanley Gifford Nielsen was born on October 25,1954 and is an American former football quarterback who played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League.
11 Facts About Gifford Nielsen
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Gifford Nielsen was the sports director of KHOU in Houston from 1984 until March 31,2009.
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Gifford Nielsen has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since April 2013.
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Gifford Nielsen remained in Provo and attended Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American quarterback for the Cougars under head coach LaVell Edwards.
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Gifford Nielsen was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Gifford Nielsen was selected in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers, the team with which he spent his entire NFL career, six seasons as a part-time quarterback.
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Gifford Nielsen served as backup to Dan Pastorini in 1978 and 1979 and to Ken Stabler in 1980 and 1981.
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Gifford Nielsen was the sports director at CBS affiliate KHOU in Houston from 1984 to 2009.
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Gifford Nielsen has served in the LDS Church in many capacities, including elders quorum president, bishop, president of the Houston Texas South Stake, mission president's counselor, and area seventy.
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Gifford Nielsen was released as an area seventy on April 6,2013, and called as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy.
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Gifford Nielsen was the master of ceremonies at the "100 Years of Scouting" celebration at Minute Maid Park in Texas.