Jim McMahon
2026 Celebrity Grand Marshal
Super Bowl XX Chicago Bears Champion Quarterback
Super Bowl XX champion quarterback Jim McMahon will serve as the Celebrity Grand Marshal as Honoring America’s Veterans celebrates 30 years of presenting the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade, arriving in the same year the nation marks its 250th anniversary.
Jim McMahon built a football legacy that spans four decades.
“Since my retirement from the NFL, I have devoted my time to thanking and honoring the men and women who have courageously served our nation. Their sacrifices have ensured our freedom, and for that I am forever grateful,”
~ Jim McMahon
About Jim
At Brigham Young University, he set 73 NCAA records and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998. He went on to a 15-year NFL career with seven organizations — the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Green Bay Packers — earning NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 1982, a Pro Bowl selection in 1985, and the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in 1991.
McMahon won two Super Bowl championships: as starting quarterback of the 1985 Chicago Bears (Super Bowl XX) and as a member of the 1996 Green Bay Packers (Super Bowl XXXI). He is the father of four children, two daughters and two sons, and grandfather to seven.