Bill Young

William A. Young Jr (May 20, 1914 – January 21, 1994) was an American professional 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. The result, 73–0 in favor of the Bears, is still the worst one-sided loss in NFL history.

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.

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