Bill Young (American football lineman)

(Redirected from Bill Young (offensive lineman)) American football player and coach (1914–1994)

American football player

Bill Young

No. 37

Position:

Tackle

Personal information

Born:

(1914-05-20)May 20, 1914
North Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

Died:

January 21, 1994(1994-01-21) (aged 79)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

Career information

High school:

North Little Rock

College:

Alabama

Undrafted:

1937

Career history

As a player:

Washington Redskins (1937–1942, 1946)

As a coach:

Furman (1948–1949) (line)
Furman (1950–1954) (head coach)

Career highlights and awards

2× NFL champion (1937, 1942)
Pro Bowl (1942)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	59
Touchdowns:	1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

William A. Young Jr (May 20, 1914 – January 21, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He played a lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. Young served as the head football coach of Furman University from 1950 to 1954.

Early life

Young was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and attended North Little Rock High School.

College career

Young attended and played college football at the University of Alabama. As a sophomore in 1934, he helped the Crimson Tide finish the season with a perfect record (10–0 overall, 7–0 in the SEC), as Southeastern Conference champions for the second consecutive season and as national champions after they defeated Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Alabama was selected national champion in 1934 by Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling System and Williamson. Sportswriter Morgan Blake called it the best football team he ever saw.

Professional career

Player

After going undrafted in 1937, Young was signed by the Washington Redskins. During his rookie season, the Redskins won their first league championship, the 1937 NFL Championship Game, on December 12, 1937, against the Chicago Bears, their first year in D.C. The Redskins then met the Bears again in the 1940 NFL Championship Game on December 8, 1940. The result, 73–0 in favor of the Bears, is still the worst one-sided loss in NFL history. Young then played in his third championship game, the 1942 NFL Championship on December 13, 1942, where the Redskins won their second championship, 14–6.

Young left the team on January 8, 1943, and enlisted in the United States Navy as a chief specialist during World War II.

Coach

Young was the head coach for the Furman University football team from 1950 to 1954.

Personal

Young died on January 21, 1994, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Furman Purple Hurricane (Southern Conference) (1950–1954)
1950	Furman	2–8–1	2–4	13th
1951	Furman	3–6–1	1–4–1	15th
1952	Furman	6–3–1	2–2–1	T–6th
1953	Furman	7–2	2–0	2nd
1954	Furman	5–5	2–0	2nd
Furman:		23–24–3	9–10–2
Total:		23–24–3

References

Thornton, Jay (November 20, 1934). "Tide surges over Vandy, 34 to 0, in great show of power". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "National Poll Champions" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 73. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
^ "Washington Redskins playoff history". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
"Bill Young in Navy". The Tuscaloosa News. January 10, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
Millburg, Steve (October 28, 2013). Gone Pro: Alabama: Stories of the Crimson Tide Athletes Who Became Pros. ISBN 9781578605262. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference ·
Bill Young at Find a Grave

v t e Furman Paladins head football coaches
William Beattie (1889) H. C. Granger (1890) H. P. Young (1891–1893) No team (1894) H. P. Young (1895) Frank Sims (1896) No team (1897–1899) Frank Spencer (1900) Charles Roller (1901–1902) No team (1903–1912) W. C. "Cuppy" Farmer (1913) W. B. Bible (1914–1915) Billy Laval (1915–1927) T. B. Amis (1928–1931) Dizzy McLeod (1932–1942) No team (1943–1945) Bob Smith (1946–1947) Red Smith (1948–1949) Bill Young (1950–1954) Homer Hobbs (1955–1957) Bob King (1958–1972) Art Baker (1973–1977) Dick Sheridan (1978–1985) Jimmy Satterfield (1986–1993) Bobby Johnson (1994–2001) Bobby Lamb (2002–2010) Bruce Fowler (2011–2016) Clay Hendrix (2017– )

Furman Paladins head football coaches

William Beattie (1889)
H. C. Granger (1890)
H. P. Young (1891–1893)
No team (1894)
H. P. Young (1895)
Frank Sims (1896)
No team (1897–1899)
Frank Spencer (1900)
Charles Roller (1901–1902)
No team (1903–1912)
W. C. "Cuppy" Farmer (1913)
W. B. Bible (1914–1915)
Billy Laval (1915–1927)
T. B. Amis (1928–1931)
Dizzy McLeod (1932–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Bob Smith (1946–1947)
Red Smith (1948–1949)
Bill Young (1950–1954)
Homer Hobbs (1955–1957)
Bob King (1958–1972)
Art Baker (1973–1977)
Dick Sheridan (1978–1985)
Jimmy Satterfield (1986–1993)
Bobby Johnson (1994–2001)
Bobby Lamb (2002–2010)
Bruce Fowler (2011–2016)
Clay Hendrix (2017– )

v t e Furman Paladins athletic directors
W. B. Bible (1914–1916) Billy Laval (1920–1928) T. B. Amis (1928–1931) Dizzy McLeod (1932–1945) Red Dobson (1946–1949) Red Smith (1949) Jim Meade (1949–1951) Bill Young (1952–1954) Homer Hobbs (1955–1956) Lyles Alley (1956–1975) John C. West (1975–1979) Dutch Baughman (1979–1983) Dick Sheridan (1983–1985) George Bennett (1986–1989) Ray Parlier (1989–1995) Bob Warming (1995–1996) John Block (1996–2001) Gary Clark (2001–2015) Mike Buddie (2015–2019) Jason Donnelly (2019– )

Furman Paladins athletic directors

W. B. Bible (1914–1916)
Billy Laval (1920–1928)
T. B. Amis (1928–1931)
Dizzy McLeod (1932–1945)
Red Dobson (1946–1949)
Red Smith (1949)
Jim Meade (1949–1951)
Bill Young (1952–1954)
Homer Hobbs (1955–1956)
Lyles Alley (1956–1975)
John C. West (1975–1979)
Dutch Baughman (1979–1983)
Dick Sheridan (1983–1985)
George Bennett (1986–1989)
Ray Parlier (1989–1995)
Bob Warming (1995–1996)
John Block (1996–2001)
Gary Clark (2001–2015)
Mike Buddie (2015–2019)
Jason Donnelly (2019– )

v t e 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions
14 Don Hutson 54 Dixie Howell Bear Bryant Tilden Campbell Bill Lee Riley Smith Jimmy Walker Jim Whatley Art White Bill Young Head coach Frank Thomas Assistant coaches Paul Burnum Johnny Cain Hank Crisp Harold Drew B'Ho Kirkland Jennings B. Whitworth

1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions

Head coach: Frank Thomas

Assistant coaches: Paul Burnum; Johnny Cain; Hank Crisp; Harold Drew; B'Ho Kirkland; Jennings B. Whitworth

v t e Washington Redskins 1937 NFL champions
Jim Barber Cliff Battles Sammy Baugh Chuck Bond Eddie Britt Vic Carroll Turk Edwards Dixie Howell Don Irwin Ed Justice Ed Kahn Jim Karcher Ed Kawal Henry Krause Max Krause Charley Malone Bob McChesney Eddie Michaels Wayne Millner Les Olsson Nelson Peterson Erny Pinckert Ben Smith George Smith Riley Smith Bill Young Head coach: Ray Flaherty

Washington Redskins 1937 NFL champions

Head coach: Ray Flaherty

v t e Washington Redskins 1942 NFL champions
Ki Aldrich Sammy Baugh Ed Beinor Vic Carroll Ed Cifers Fred Davis Rufus Deal Andy Farkas Dick Farman John Goodyear Cecil Hare Ray Hare Ed Justice Steve Juzwik John Kovatch Al Krueger Charley Malone Bob Masterson Bob McChesney Wilbur Moore Dick Poillon Bob Seymour Clyde Shugart Steve Slivinski George Smith Clem Stralka Bob Titchenal Dick Todd George Watts Marvin Whited Willie Wilkin Bill Young Joe Zeno Roy Zimmerman Head coach: Ray Flaherty

Washington Redskins 1942 NFL champions

Head coach: Ray Flaherty

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