Joe Young (defensive end)

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Joe Young
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1933-08-03)August 3, 1933
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died:February 27, 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 85)
Sun City, Menifee, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school: Kelly (Chicago, Illinois)
College: Marquette (1950-1951)
Arizona (1956-1957)
NFL draft: 1955: 24th round, 287th pick
Career history
Career AFL statistics
Sacks:2.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joe Young (August 3, 1933 - February 27, 2019) [1] was an American football defensive end in the early American Football League. He played professionally for the Denver Broncos during the 1960s.

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Early life

Young was born in Chicago, Illinois [2] and attended Thomas Kelly High School in Chicago. [3] He played college football at Marquette University and the University of Arizona. [4] He was named to the All-Border Conference in 1957. [5]

Career

Young was drafted in the twenty-fourth round (287th pick overall) by the Chicago Bears in the 1955 NFL draft. [6] He played two seasons with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League in 1960 and 1961. [7]

Later life

Young died on February 27, 2019, at the age of 85, and was interred at Riverside National Cemetery. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Mortuary, Evans-Brown. "Tribute for Joseph Albert Young | Evans-Brown Mortuary". Tribute for Joseph Albert Young | Evans-Brown Mortuary. Evans-Brown Mortuary. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Joe Young". National Football League. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Joe Young". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Joe Young". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Arizona All-Americans" (PDF). Arizona Football Media Guide. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "1955 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Joe Young". Oldest Living Football Players. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ Joseph Young


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