Running back, Illinois
Buddy Young
- Born
- Jan 5, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois
- Died
- Sep 1, 1983, in Terrell, Texas
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Buddy Young played running back at Illinois. He finished fifth in the 1944 Heisman vote. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: Look magazine 1944; AP second team 1944; INS second team 1944; UP second team 1944; Central Press second team 1944
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.
In the NFL
Pro Bowl: 1954
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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