Football's Young Retires

By Stephen M. Silverman

11/25/1997 at 12:00 AM EST

San Francisco 49er Steve Young, 38, considered one of the all-time greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, hung up his helmet on Monday. He said he was retiring from the game because repeated concussions made it too dangerous to play. Young married the former Barbara Graham on March 14, and at yesterday's announcement he talked of his future as a father. There's also been mention of his filling the vacant berth on "Monday Night Football."