Brett Young

Brett Young (April 3, 1967 – March 3, 2015) was an American professional football defensive back who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL supplemental draft. He played college football at the University of Oregon and attended Phineas Banning High School in Los Angeles, California.

College career Young played for the Oregon Ducks from 1985 to 1988, recording nine interceptions. He was dismissed from the school for academic shortcomings in June 1989.

On August 15, 1989, Young was signed to the practice roster of the Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL. Due to injuries, he made his CFL debut, and first start, on August 21, 1989, against the Toronto Argonauts.

Young was traded to the BC Lions in 1992 for future considerations, which was later the rights to Bruce Beaton. He played in eleven games for the Lions in 1992.

Death Young died of kidney failure on March 3, 2015, in Torrance, California.