Ty Detmer​

Heisman award winner and NFL veteran, Ty Detmer began his career as a record-setting quarterback at Southwest High School. There, he set state records, since broken, for most passing yards in a season (3,551) and career (8,005). His senior year at Southwest, he led the nation in passing yards (3,357) in 10 games, including 557 yards against Pleasanton – still ranked fourth on the all-time state list.​

He went on to play at BYU where he won the Davey O’Brien Award twice, the Maxwell Trophy and the coveted Heisman Trophy. He was also a consensus All-American two years in a row. He is the only San Antonian to have won the Heisman. While at BYU, Detmer set 59 NCAA passing records from 1988-1991. ​​His number 14 has since been retired at BYU.

Detmer was selected in the ninth round of the NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Over his 14-year career, he spent time with the Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons. Following his playing career, he became the head coach at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Austin, before becoming BYU’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2015. He held the position until 2017. In 2021, he came head coach at the American Leadership Academy in Arizona. In 2022, his team won the 4A state championship.