Do Mormon athletes wear the temple garment under their uniforms?
By Michelle Tsai March 16, 2007 On Thursday night, Brigham Young University’s men’s basketball team was narrowly defeated in its first NCAA tournament game in three years. Do athletes from the Mormon school wear temple garments during games? No. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints allows athletes to forego the traditional underclothes during games because they’re impractical. Mormons are encouraged to wear the temple garments at all times, although they can swap them out if they’re playing sports or going for a swim. (Hall of Fame quarterback and devout Mormon Steve Young used to take off his temple garments before each 49ers game.) In situations where the garments might draw attention or mockerylike an army barracks, for exampleMormons can also put on regular underwear. Those willing to field questions from curious bunkmates, though, can pick up a set of brown, military-style temple garments. Not everyone on the BYU team wears the temple garments when they’re off the court
