Adrian Young at USC
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Linebacker, USC, 1965–⁠67

Adrian Young

Born
Jan 31, 1946, in Dublin

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Adrian Young played linebacker at USC (1965–⁠67). He was a consensus All‑American in 1967. The Philadelphia Eagles took Young in round 3, No. 68 overall in the 1968 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1967
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pac-8
Drafted
No. 68
Round 3, 1968 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Honors

Team titles: AAWU champions, 1966 and 1967; National champions, 1967

All-America: consensus 1967; AP second team 1966

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1974–⁠75WFLThe Hawaiians

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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