Charle Young

Charles Young

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Position:

Tight end

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 5, 1951

Place of birth:

Fresno, California

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

234 lb (106 kg)

Career information

College:

USC

NFL draft:

1973 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6

Career history

Career highlights and awards

2× First-team All-Pro selection (1973, 1975)
1× Second Team All-Pro selection (1974)
3× Pro Bowl selection (1973, 1974, 1975)
All-America (1972)
Super Bowl Champion (XVI)
2× NFC Champion (1979, 1981)

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	418
Receiving yards:	5,106
Receiving TDs:	27
Rushing yards:	80
Games played:	187
Games started:	142
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

College Football Hall of Fame

Charles Edward Young (born February 5, 1951) is a former American football tight end who played for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1973–1976), the Los Angeles Rams (1977–1979), the San Francisco 49ers (1980–1982), and the Seattle Seahawks (1983–1985). He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 1973 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Southern California (USC).

Early life

Young attended Edison High School in Fresno, California, where he led his high school basketball team to the valley playoffs.

College career

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 USC to a Pacific-8 Conference title and a national championship in 1972. Named USC'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.^[1]

Professional career

Following graduation, Young earned Rookie of the Year honors with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973 and went on to play for 13 seasons in the NFL with four teams. He played in the Pro Bowl in 1973, 1974 and 1975, played in Super Bowl XIV with the Los Angeles Rams in 1979, and won Super Bowl XVI with the San Francisco 49ers in 1981. 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.

After football

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.

References

↑ College Football Hall of Fame

External links

Charles Young at the College Football Hall of Fame

Career statistics and player information from Pro-Football-Reference • Databasefootball.com

San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XVI Champions

3 Jim Miller 7 Guy Benjamin 10 Matt Bahr 14 Ray Wersching 16 Joe Montana (Super Bowl MVP) 20 Amos Lawrence 21 Eric Wright 22 Dwight Hicks 24 Rick Gervais 27 Carlton Williamson 28 Lynn Thomas 29 Saladin Martin 30 Bill Ring 31 Walt Easley 32 Ricky Patton 33 Ricky Churchman 35 Lenvil Elliott 36 Paul Hofer 38 Johnny Davis 40 Arrington Jones 42 Ronnie Lott 49 Earl Cooper 50 Terry Tautolo 50 Jim Looney 51 Randy Cross 52 Bobby Leopold 53 Milt McColl 54 Craig Puki 56 Fred Quillan 57 Dan Bunz 58 Keena Turner 59 Willie Harper 60 John Choma 61 Dan Audick 62 Walt Downing 64 Jack Reynolds 65 Lawrence Pillers 66 Allan Kennedy 68 John Ayers 71 Keith Fahnhorst 74 Fred Dean 75 John Harty 76 Dwaine Board 77 Pete Kugler 78 Archie Reese 79 Jim Stuckey 80 Eason Ramson 81 Matt Bouza 82 Brian Peets 84 Mike Shumann 85 Mike Wilson 86 Charle Young 87 Dwight Clark 88 Freddie Solomon

Head Coach Bill Walsh

Coaches Cas Banaszek Norb Hecker Milt Jackson Billie Matthews Bobb McKittrick Bill McPherson Ray Rhodes George Seifert Chuck Studley Sam Wyche

1972 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Bert Jones RB Otis Armstrong RB Woody Green RB Greg Pruitt WR Johnny Rodgers TE Charle Young OT Paul Seymour OT Jerry Sisemore G John Hannah G Ron Rusnak C Tom Brahaney

Defense	DL Bruce Bannon DL Dave Butz DL Rich Glover DL Willie Harper DL Greg Marx LB Randy Gradishar LB John Skorupan DB Cullen Bryant DB Randy Logan DB Robert Popelka DB Brad Van Pelt

1973 NFL draft first-round selections

John Matuszak Bert Jones Jerry Sisemore John Hannah Dave Butz Charle Young Paul Seymour Wally Chambers Otis Armstrong Joe Ehrmann Sam Cunningham Chuck Foreman Burgess Owens George Amundson Isaac Curtis Steve Holden Ernie Price Mike Holmes Darryl Stingley Billy Joe Dupree Barry Smith Pete Adams Ray Guy J. T. Thomas Johnny Rodgers Joe DeLamielleure

Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Mutryn Bright Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk Burton Baker Budde B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore C. Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox Johnson M. Smith Agholor

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Philadelphia Eagles 1973 NFL draft selections

Jerry Sisemore Charle Young Guy Morriss Randy Logan Bob Picard Will Wynn Dan Lintner John Nokes Gary Van Elst Joe Lavender Stan Davis Ralph Sacra Ken Schlezes Frank Dowsing Greg Oliver

1973 AP NFL All-Pro Team

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