Dick Young
Richard A. Young
Born: August 25, 1930
Trumbull, CT USA
Deceased: March 31, 2012
Milford, CT
Position: FB-HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
College: Tenn-Chattanooga
High School: Bassick (Bridgeport, CT)
Career: 1955-1960
Drafted: 1954 in Round 18, #206 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Dick Young played from 1955 to 1960 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Pittsburgh Steelers. Young ran for 199 yards in his career on 78 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 6 passes for 53 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 56 | 153 | 2.7 | 14 | 2 |
| NFL | 78 | 199 | 2.6 | 14 | 2 | |
| Totals | 78 | 199 | 2.6 | 14 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 12 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1957 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 |
