Steve Bono Steven Christopher Bono ( ; born May 11 , 1962 ) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League . Collegiate career . Bono attended the University of California at Los Angeles , where he received a degree in sociology . As a Bruins quarterback , Bono posted collegiate career numbers of 177 completions in 315 attempts . Bono also earned a varsity letter in baseball as the team ' s catcher . NFL career . Bono was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1985 NFL Draft . In his first two seasons with the Vikings ( 1985 - 1986 ) , Bono appeared in two games . He spent both seasons third on the depth chart behind starter Tommy Kramer and his backup Wade Wilson . At the end of the 1986 season , the Vikings placed Bono on waivers . He then signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers . Bono appeared in five games over two seasons with the Steelers ( 1987 - 1988 ) . He made his first NFL start on October 4 , 1987 against the Atlanta Falcons . After the 1988 season , the Steelers allowed Bono to become a free agent . On June 13 , 1989 , Bono signed a contract with the San Francisco 49ers where he remained for five seasons ( 1989 - 1993 ) , his longest stay with one team in his career . Bono spent the 1989 and 1990 season s as the 49ers ' third - string quarterback behind Joe Montana and Steve Young . In 1991 , with Montana lost for the season , and Steve Young injured mid - season , Bono started six games . He went 5 - 1 as a starter and finished the season fourth in passer rating behind Young , Jim Kelly , and Mark Rypien . Bono returned to his backup role behind Young in 1992 and 1993 . Prior to the 1994 season , the 49ers traded Bono to the Kansas City Chiefs , where once again he served as a backup to Joe Montana . After Joe Montana retired , Bono became the starting quarterback in 1995 . On October 1 , 1995 , in a game against the Arizona Cardinals , Bono ran 76 yards for a touchdown , the longest scoring run by a quarterback in NFL history up to that time . In the same season , he guided the Chiefs to a 13 - 3 record and a division title . At season ' s end , he was selected for the AFC Pro Bowl team . Bono remained the Chiefs starter throughout the 1996 season . In 1997 , Kansas City opted to hand the starting QB role to Elvis Grbac and released Bono . He signed as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers to back up Brett Favre . Bono spent 1998 with the St . Louis Rams , battling with then - starting QB Tony Banks for playing time , and 1999 backing up Carolina Panthers starting quarterback Steve Beuerlein . Personal life . Bono and his wife have two children , and live in Palo Alto , California . His son , Christoph , was the quarterback for the Palo Alto High School ' s football team and is now a quarterback for the University of California , Los Angeles Bruins football team . An avid golf er , Bono held an annual golf event in the San Francisco area benefiting the National Kidney Foundation . Bono also played in the 1993 Pebble Beach National Pro - Am golf tournament , one of the most prestigious pro - am events in the United States . Bono now works for Constellation Wealth Advisors , an independent firm in Menlo Park , CA .