Background
Young was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and attended North Little Rock High School.
Young was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and attended North Little Rock High School.
Young attended and played college football at the University of Alabama.
He was also head coach of Furman University. As a sophomore in 1934, he helped the Crimson Tide finish the season with a perfect record (10–0 overall, 7–0 in the Securities and Exchange Commission), as Southeastern Conference champions for the second consecutive season and as national champions after they defeated Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Sportswriter Morgan Blake called it the best football team he ever saw.
Player
After going undrafted in 1937, Young was signed by the Washington Redskins.
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 left the team on January 8, 1943 and enlisted in the United States Navy as a chief specialist during World World War World War II Coach
Young was the head coach for the Furman University football team from 1950 to 1954. Young died on January 21, 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida.