Education
Young attended Edison High School in Fresno, California, where he led his high school basketball team to the valley playoffs.
Young attended Edison High School in Fresno, California, where he led his high school basketball team to the valley playoffs.
He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Southern California ( University of Southern California). A unanimous first-team All-America in 1972, Young appeared in the Hula Bowl and College All-Star Game.
A First-Team All-Conference selection, he led University of Southern California to a Pacific-8 Conference title and a national championship in 1972.
Named University of Southern California"s Lineman of the Year in 1972, Young set a school record for receptions by a tight end with 62. In three seasons, he amassed 1,008 receiving yards and ten touchdowns.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He was a key contributor on the final 89-yard drive that led to the play that has been immortalized as "The Catch" in the 1982 NFC Playoffs versus the Dallas Cowboys.
He also played with the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks.
Young volunteers with the United Way of America, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Society, and the Pacific Northwest Athletic Congress.
A volunteer for the 1990 Goodwill Games, he participated in the Black Men Professional Breakfast and is a board member of the Wee Care Childcare Center.