# Steve Juday

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American football quarterback

Steve Juday 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](/source/American_football) quarterback who played at [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University) from 1963 to 1965.

A native of [Northville, Michigan](/source/Northville%2C_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.[2] He led the [1965 Michigan State Spartans football team](/source/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 1,343 yards of [total offense](/source/Total_offense).[3] He was the first Michigan State quarterback to pass for 1,000 yards in a season.[2]

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](/source/Heisman_Trophy).[5] He was also selected by the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) as the first-team quarterback on its [1965 All-America football team](/source/1965_All-America_football_team), though he lost the equivalent [United Press International](/source/United_Press_International) selection to Purdue's [Bob Griese](/source/Bob_Griese).[6] Juday was also named as a winner of the 1965 Scholar-Athlete Award by the [National Football Foundation](/source/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.[2]

In later years, Juday lived in [Midland, Michigan](/source/Midland%2C_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]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jack Saylor (October 13, 1961). ["QB Juday Suits Northville to a 'T'"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-juday/196355706/). *Detroit Free Press*. p. 47 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hof_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hof_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-hof_2-2) ["Steve Juday"](https://msuspartans.com/honors/hall-of-fame/steve-juday/140). *MSUSpartans.com*. Retrieved April 26, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["1965 Michigan State Spartans Stats"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1965.html). *SR/College Football*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 21, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bog Hoerner (November 23, 1965). ["Juday Voted Most Valuable"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-juday-mvp/196192872/). *The Lansing State Journal*. p. C2 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1965 Heisman Trophy Voting"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1965.html). *SR/College Football*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Spartan Trio Nabs More All-American Honors"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/lansing-state-journal-spartan-trio-nabs/196207831/). *The Lansing State Journal*. December 2, 1965. p. 1G – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Juday Receives Scholar-Athlete Award Fellowship"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-niles-daily-star-juday-receives-scho/196309684/). *The Niles Daily Star*. November 24, 1965. p. 14 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["2025 Michigan State Football Media Guide"](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/msuspartans.com/documents/2025/8/29/2025_Michigan_State_Football_Media_Guide.pdf?timestamp=20250829045740) (PDF). Michigan State University. p. 299. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Steve Juday"](https://footballfoundation.org/hof_scholars.aspx?hof=693). National Football Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Athletics, business success bring NCAA honor to Juday: Ex-MSU star receives Silver Anniversary Award"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/midland-daily-news-juday/196354470/). *Midland Daily News*. December 17, 1990. p. C1 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Doug Church (May 8, 1991). ["Keeping with tradition: Juday brothers can relate to their Spartan success"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-juday/196353741/). *Detroit Free Press*. p. 5D – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

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