Paul "Tank" Younger

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Tank Younger
Grambling State U. Lab. (LA)
College:Grambling State
Undrafted:1949
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:3,640
Rushing touchdowns:34
Rushing average:4.7
Receptions:100
Receiving yards:1,167
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Paul Lawrence "Tank" Younger (June 25, 1928 – September 15, 2001) was an American professional

African American
to become an NFL front-office administrator (scout and executive with the Rams until 1975).

College career

At Grambling, Younger started off as a

NCAA career total of 60 touchdowns (scored mostly on punt returns and end-around plays) was an all-time record. After his senior season, he was voted Black College Football's Player of the Year and named a member of the 1948 Pittsburgh Courier All-America
team.

Professional career

HBCU.[1] He was a member of the Rams renowned "Bull Elephant" backfield (with "Deacon" Dan Towler and Dick Hoerner
), and he is the sixth-leading rusher in Rams history with 3,296 yards.

In his ten-year professional career with the Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Younger was named to the Pro Bowl four times (1951, 1952, 1953, and 1955), rushed for 3640 yards on 770 carries, caught 100 passes for 1167 yards, scored 35 touchdowns (34 rushing, 1 receiving), and intercepted three passes on defense (also throwing an interception on his only NFL pass attempt). He was the first black player to play in an NFL All-Star Game and became the league's first black assistant general manager (with the San Diego Chargers, 1975–1987). In 2000, Younger was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Professional Football Researchers Association named Younger to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2007.[2]

References

  1. OCLC 956379043
    .
  2. ^ "Hall of Very Good Class of 2007". Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

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