Steve Young, wife join Leonardo board

SALT LAKE CITY — One-time BYU star, NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP Steve Young, along with his wife, Barbara, have joined a team supporting Salt Lake City's soon-to-be-completed science, technology and arts exhibition center, The Leonardo.

The Youngs are the newest members of the facility's campaign advisory board — a four-member panel working on behalf of The Leonardo as it counts down to an expected April 2011 opening.

Scott Anderson, Zions Bank chief executive and campaign co-chairman for The Leonardo, said the Youngs bring an outstanding record of philanthropic efforts to the final phase of the facility's pre-opening fundraising.

"The Youngs' legacy of leadership and giving in this and other communities throughout the world is truly amazing," Anderson said. "The Leonardo has already made strong headway toward completing the capital campaign, and we expect to gather momentum as the Youngs join in supporting the effort."

The Leonardo will join the Forever Young Foundation, a nonprofit group formed by the Youngs to aid disadvantaged children, as beneficiaries of money raised by the annual Steve Young Mountain Classic Golf Tournament on June 29 at the Red Ledges Golf Club in Heber City.

The tournament brings professional athletes from the NFL, NBA, PGA and Major League Baseball together with members of the community to enrich the lives of young people in Utah and around the world.