John Paul Young (American football)

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John Paul Young
Personal information
Born: (1939-12-31) December 31, 1939 (age 84)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school: Abilene (Abilene, Texas)
College: Texas Western (1958–1961)
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 1962
Career history
As a coach:
Coaching stats at PFR

John Paul Young (born December 31, 1939) is an American former college and professional football coach. He was the defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1987. He was also the head coach of the Dallas Texans and Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL).

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Early life and college

Young was born in Dallas, Texas, and played high school football at Abilene High School in Abilene, Texas. [1] [2] He played college football for the Texas Western Miners from 1958 to 1961 as a linebacker. [1] [3]

Coaching career

Young began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Texas Western, from 1962 to 1963. [4] He was then an assistant coach at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas from 1964 to 1966. [4] [5] [6]

He was an assistant coach for the SMU Mustangs from 1967 to 1968, the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 1969, and the Texas A&M Aggies from 1970 to 1977. [5] [7]

Young became the special teams coach of the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1978. He served as linebackers and special teams coach for the team from 1979 to 1980. [1]

He was the linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL from 1981 to 1985. [1] Young also served as the interim defensive coordinator for the final four games of the 1985 season. [8]

He joined the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs as defensive line coach in 1986. He was then the team's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 1987. [1] He was fired by the Chiefs after the season. [9]

Young then returned to the college ranks and served as the linebackers coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1989 to 1991. [7]

He was the head coach of the Dallas Texans of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1992, compiling a regular season record of 5–5 and a postseason record of 1–1. [10]

He was the linebackers coach for the Denver Broncos of the NFL from 1993 to 1994. [1]

Young returned to the AFL in 1996, serving as the head coach of the Texas Terror. The Terror finished the regular season with a 1–13 record. [10]

He was the linebackers coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football in 1997. [1]

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
Dallas 1992 55.5001st in Western Division11.500Lost to Detroit Drive in semifinals
Texas 1996 113.0714th in Southern Division---
Total618.25011.500

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  3. ↑ "...the coaches". The Kansas City Times . September 12, 1987. p. 107. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "1994 Denver Broncos Media Guide" (PDF). denverbroncos.com. 1994. p. 21. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Jacksonville Aide to SMU". The Times. April 2, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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