Bill Young (American football lineman)


William A. Young Jr was an American football player and coach. He played a lineman in the National Football League 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, 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