Anthony Ricardo Young (born October 8, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). The 5'11" and 187 pound defensive back was a third round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1985 NFL draft out of Temple University.[1] He would play in 14 games for the Colts (starting 12) in 1985 recording 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. In 1986, Young was the Colts selection for the Ed Block Courage Award.[2] In 2005, Anthony Young was inducted in the Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 8, 1963 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pemberton Township (Pemberton Township, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College: | Temple | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 3 / pick: 61 | ||||||||
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Young retired after the 1986 season due to a neck injury.[4]
References
edit- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD ALUMNI" (PDF). edblock.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- ^ "Temple University Athletic Hall of Fame bio". owlsports.cstv.com. Retrieved June 6, 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lieber, Jill. "Pro Football", Sports Illustrated, September 22, 1986. Accessed August 1, 2024. "Anthony Young, the talented Indianapolis Colts safety who made several all-rookie teams last season, was forced to retire a few weeks ago because of a neck injury.... The first thing Young thought about was his good friend Allen Penn, a teammate at Pemberton Township (N.J.) High, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a high school football game in 1980."
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