His father had been married to Kitty Dukakis as a young man. That marriage ended in divorce. His dad married his mom, while Kitty married Michael Dukakis, who would become the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee.

Chaffetz was BYU's starting place kicker in 1988 but took time that spring and summer to help Michael Dukakis' Utah campaign. The political bug had bitten — although Chaffetz would soon turn into a Ronald Reagan Republican.

"If you are going to mention my connection with anyone (famous), say that my godfather is Sandy Koufax," said Chaffetz, tired of the Dukakis discussion.

While Chaffetz hasn't seen the famous Los Angeles left-handed pitcher in 35 years, he says he still has "tons of fun stuff" in Koufax memorabilia — left over from the time Koufax and Chaffetz's father were friends in the 1960s (and Koufax agreed to be baby Chaffetz's godfather).

Chaffetz said he still owns one BYU football record: The most extra points in one game, 10 against the University of Utah. "I had to beg Coach Edwards to keep me in the game, kicking, so I could get the record," says Chaffetz.

After graduation, Chaffetz went to work full-time at Nu Skin. Out of office in 1989, Reagan came to Utah to speak at the annual summer Nu Skin international convention in February 1991. Chaffetz was assigned as Reagan's advance man — spending the whole day with the former president.

"He was very kind to me. He even invited me in to his meeting with the (LDS) Church's First Presidency," recalls Chaffetz. At the end of the day, Chaffetz asked for Reagan's autograph. He signed a piece of paper. But he also took off his tie clasp and cuff links, giving them to Chaffetz. Along with a picture of the two signed later by Reagan, Chaffetz created a framed Reagan shrine at his home office in remembrance of his time with the former president.

His day with Reagan was the first anniversary of Chaffetz being baptized into the LDS Church. "I've always believed it was more than a coincidence" that he got time with Reagan and the First Presidency on that anniversary, said Chaffetz.

Meeting through mutual friends at BYU, Chaffetz married Julie Johnson in 1991, although ironically they grew up close to one another in Mesa, Ariz., without ever meeting. They now have three children, a boy and two girls.

After he graduated from BYU with a communications degree, Chaffetz went to work at Nu Skin, eventually working his way up to manage part of the firm's international sales area. He and Julie spent around a year in Australia overseeing Nu Skin there. Altogether, he worked 11 years at Nu Skin.

He left the firm to take a new job with an international coal-processing firm, where his brother also worked, moving back to Colorado. But that job ended when the firm sold its subdivisions where Chaffetz worked.