Anthony Young (American football)

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Anthony Young
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1963-10-08) October 8, 1963 (age 60)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Pemberton Township
(Pemberton Township, New Jersey)
College: Temple
NFL draft: 1985  / round: 3 / pick: 61
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:1
Fumble recoveries:4
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Anthony Ricardo Young (born October 8, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). The 5'11" and 187 pound defensive back was a third round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1985 NFL draft out of Temple University. [1] He would play in 14 games for the Colts (starting 12) in 1985 recording 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. In 1986, Young was the Colts selection for the Ed Block Courage Award. [2] In 2005, Anthony Young was inducted in the Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame. [3]

Young retired after the 1986 season due to a neck injury. [4]

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References

  1. "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. "ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD ALUMNI" (PDF). edblock.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
  3. "Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame bio". owlsports.cstv.com. Retrieved June 6, 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Lieber, Jill. "Pro Football", Sports Illustrated , September 22, 1986. Accessed August 1, 2024. "Anthony Young, the talented Indianapolis Colts safety who made several all-rookie teams last season, was forced to retire a few weeks ago because of a neck injury.... The first thing Young thought about was his good friend Allen Penn, a teammate at Pemberton Township (N.J.) High, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a high school football game in 1980."