Chick Young

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Chick Young
Born
Charles Young

(1951-05-04) 4 May 1951 (age 72)
OccupationJournalist

Charles "Chick" Young (born 4 May 1951) [1] is a professional association football pundit who regularly appears for BBC Scotland on Sportscene and Sportsound . He is known for his trademark laugh and speech patterns, which have made him a popular target for lampooning on the BBC Scotland sports comedy Only an Excuse?

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Career

Young has become a prominent football commentator with the BBC. He started hosting episodes of Sportsound in October 2009, working two to three episodes a month. [2] In addition, he regularly writes his own view on Scottish football matches and players in his online column with the BBC, titled, "Chick Young's View".

In 2008, he was injured in a game between MSPs in Glasgow. He was tackled and his ankle was badly hurt, forcing him to miss a charity golf event the following day. [3]

In 2019, Young made a guest appearance as himself in the Scottish police comedy series Scot Squad .

Personal life

Young was born in Govan, Glasgow. His father died at the age of 47 from a heart attack when Young was six years old. He attended Bellahouston Academy. [4]

In 1978, Young married Sally Carr, lead singer of 70s pop group Middle of the Road, and had a son, Keith, in 1980. They separated in 1984, but did not divorce, and remained friends. His son Keith died at the age of 20 in 2001 in a road accident when his motorcycle was hit by a driver on the A8. [5]

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References

  1. Presenters: Richard Gordon (30 April 2011). "Sportsound". Sportsound . Glasgow. BBC. BBC Radio Scotland.
  2. "BBC Radio Scotland - Sportsound: Chick Young's World of Football - Episodes". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Disgraceful, foul-mouthed thugs – that's our footballing MSPs, according to Chick Young". Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. "BBC Radio Scotland - 21 Jul 18 Billy MacBain and David Scott". bbc.co.uk.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Mg Alba". Mg Alba. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.