Education
Youmans attended North Syracuse High School, where he initially focused on playing basketball and averaged 20 points a game.
Youmans attended North Syracuse High School, where he initially focused on playing basketball and averaged 20 points a game.
He played college football at Syracuse University. He started playing football as a senior. After graduating, he spent one year at Dean Academy to improve his grades.
He accepted a scholarship from the University of Syracuse and was redshirted as a junior after having back surgery.
As a senior, he became part of a defensive/offensive line known as the "sizeable seven" that also included Bob Yates, Fred Mautino, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Bemiller, Roger Davis, Bruce Tarbox and Gerry Skonieczki. He also lettered in basketball, where he was a backup at center as a sophomore and senior.
Chicago Bears
Youmans was selected by the Chicago Bears in the ninth round (105th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft with a future draft pick, which allowed the team to draft him before his college eligibility was over. After playing all of the games (14) in 1962, the next season he was kneed in the back and missed 8 games.
In 1963, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury that was complicated by a serious infection.
The next year he requested a trade thinking he was going to the Green Bay Packers, but instead was sent to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for offensive end Gary Barnes on June 18, 1964. Dallas Cowboys
In 1964, he played in 14 games (3 starts) as a backup defensive education The next season he was a regular starter at left defensive end, but was limited with an unstable knee.
Atlanta Falcons
After being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1966 NFL expansion draft, he was traded to the New York Giants.
New York Giants
His bad knee didn"t allow him to participate in the New York Giants training camp and was released on September 6, 1966.
He blocked for Ernie Davis and was a member of the undefeated national championship team in 1959.