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American football player and general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
American football player
S. Gifford Nielsen
April 6, 2013 (2013-04-06 ) Called by Thomas S. Monson
Born Stanley Gifford Nielsen (1954-10-25 ) October 25, 1954 (age 69 ) 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] general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2013.
High school career [ edit ]
Nielsen grew up in Provo, Utah , and attended Provo High School , playing as the school's quarterback .
College career [ edit ]
Nielsen remained in Provo and attended Brigham Young University , where he was an All-American quarterback for the Cougars under head coach LaVell Edwards . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
NFL career [ edit ]
Nielsen was selected in the third round of the 1978 NFL draft (73rd overall) by the Houston Oilers , the team with which he spent his entire NFL career, six seasons as a part-time quarterback.
Nielsen served as backup to Dan Pastorini in 1978 and 1979 and to Ken Stabler in 1980 and 1981 . He played the most games in his last two seasons, 1982 –1983 , when he shared quarterbacking duties with Archie Manning and Oliver Luck .
From 1984 to 1987 , he served as a color commentator on Oilers radio broadcasts.
TV Sports Anchor [ edit ]
Nielsen was the sports director at CBS affiliate KHOU in Houston from 1984 to 2009. He also made an appearance in P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! as a color commentator alongside Peter Schickele during a sketch of Beethoven's Fifth , in which the performance was done as if it were a mock football/hockey game.
LDS Church service [ edit ]
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 . He 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 . Among his assignments, Nielsen served for a time in the presidency of the church's Pacific Area . In August 2019, Nielsen was called as the president of the church's North America Central Area.[2] [3]
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Nielsen was the master of ceremonies at the "100 Years of Scouting" celebration at Minute Maid Park in Texas.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ LDS Church announces 2023 Area Leadership Assignments ChurchNews.com
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The individuals listed below are current General Authority Seventies. Each is a member of either the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. Those in italics are the current members of the Presidency of the Seventy.
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Alliaud
Alonso
Alvarado
Ardern
Bangerter
Bassett
Baxter
Becerra
Bennett
Boom
Bowen
Bragg
Carpenter
Choi
Christensen
Cook
Corbitt
Cordón
Cornish
J. Costa
Daines
De Feo
Douglas
Dube
Duncan
Dunn
Dushku
Esplin
Gavarret
Gerard
Gilbert
Giménez
Giraud-Carrier
Giuffra
C. Godoy
T. Godoy
Hales
Hamilton
Haynie
Held
Holland
Homer
Jackson
Jaggi
K.R. Johnson
P.V. Johnson
P.M. Johnson
Kearon
Klebingat
Koch
Kopischke
Kyungu
Martinez
Martino
McCune
McKay
Meredith III
Meurs
Montoya
Mutombo
Nash
Nattress
Nielsen
Nielson
Ochoa
Ojediran
Palmer
Parrella
Pearson
Perkins
Phillips
Pieper
Pingree
Pino
Rasband
Revillo Jr.
Ringwood
Sabin
Schmeil
Schmutz
Sikahema
Stanfill
Tai
Taylor
Teh
Teixeira
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