End, Oklahoma, to 1938
Waddy Young
- Born
- Sep 14, 1916, in Ponca City, Oklahoma
- Died
- Jan 9, 1945, in Tokyo
- Served
- United States Army Air Corps
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Waddy Young played end at Oklahoma (to 1938). He was a consensus All‑American in 1938. The Brooklyn Dodgers took Young in round 3, No. 20 overall in the 1939 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1986College Football Hall of Fame
- 1937Second-team All-Big Six
- 1938Consensus All‑American
- 1938First-team All-Big Six
Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1938
The teams in those years
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