Tyrone Young
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| Position: | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Ocala (FL) Forest | ||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1983 | ||||||
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Tyrone Donnive Young (April 29, 1960 – October 15, 2015) was an American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the 1980s. Young played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the NFL's New Orleans Saints.
Early life
Young was born in Ocala, Florida in 1960.[1] He attended Forest High School in Ocala,[2] and he was the quarterback for the Forest Wildcats high school football team.[3] Young led the Wildcats to back-to-back Florida state football championships in 1975 and 1976.[3]
College career
Young accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
Young graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in 1988.
Professional career
The
Death
Young died on October 15, 2015, in San Diego, California from multiple myeloma, which was first diagnosed in 2004. He was 55 years old.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Tyrone Young. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Tyrone Young Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Bud Crussell, "Tyrone Young: He Has Had Some Challenging Times," Ocala Star-Banner (January 9, 1981). Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ a b 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 143–146, 157, 186 (2011). Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ Norm Carlson, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 95–96 (2007).
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results 1975–1979 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results 1980–1984 Archived November 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ a b Pat Dooley, "Tyrone Young, former star football player at UF, dies at 55," The Gainesville Sun (October 16, 2015). Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Jack Hairston, "New Orleans Saints Sign Tyrone Young," The Gainesville Sun (May 20, 1983). Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Tyrone Young. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.
- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
- Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
- McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
- Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196-X.