Education
He played college football at the University of Oregon and attended Phineas Banning High School in Los Angeles, California.
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Brett Young
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He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL Supplemental Draft. 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.
Young was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the eighth round of the 1989 NFL Supplemental Draft.
Ottawa Rough Riders
Young returned to the Rough Riders late in the 1992 season and played in one game. He then played for the Rough Riders from 1993 to 1995, being named Ottawa’s outstanding defensive player and earning Canadian Football League Northern All-Star honors in 1995.
British Columbia Lions
Young was traded to the British Columbia Lions in 1992 for future considerations, which was later the rights to Bruce Beaton. He played in eleven games for the Lions in 1992.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Young was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with Horace Brooks and Jason Phillips for quarterback Steve Taylor in 1996.
He played in twelve games for the Tiger-Cats during the 1996 season. Young died of kidney failure on March 3, 2015 in Torrance, California.
