Joe Young (defensive end)

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Joe Young

Personal information

Born:

Died:

February 27, 2019 (aged 85)

Height:

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

College:

Position:

NFL draft:

1955 / round: 24 / pick: 287
(by the Chicago Bears)^[1]

Career history

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joe Young (August 3, 1933 - February 27, 2019)^[2] was an American football defensive end in the early American Football League. He played professionally for the Denver Broncos during the 1960s.

Early life

Young was born in Chicago, Illinois^[3] and attended Thomas Kelly High School in Chicago.^[4] He played college football at Marquette University and the University of Arizona.^[5] He was named to the All-Border Conference in 1957.^[6]

Young was drafted in the twenty-fourth round (287th pick overall) by the Chicago Bears in the 1955 NFL draft.^[1] He played two seasons with the Denver Broncos of the American Football League in 1960 and 1961.^[7]

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

^ ^a ^b "1955 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ 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.
^ "Joe Young". National Football League. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ "Joe Young". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Joe Young". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
^ "Arizona All-Americans" (PDF). Arizona Football Media Guide. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Joe Young". Oldest Living Football Players. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
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