Jim Young (American football coach)
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Jim Young (born April 21, 1935) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Arizona (1973–1976), Purdue University (1977–1981), and the United States Military Academy (1983–1990), compiling a career head coaching record of 120–71–2. Young was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1935-04-21) April 21, 1935 (age 89) |
Playing career | |
1954 | Ohio State |
1956 | Bowling Green |
Position(s) | Fullback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1957 | Bowling Green (GA) |
1958–1959 | Bowling Green (assistant) |
1960–1963 | Shawnee (OH) |
1964–1968 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
1969–1972 | Michigan (DC) |
1973–1976 | Arizona |
1977–1981 | Purdue |
1983–1990 | Army |
1992–1994 | Arizona (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 120–71–2 (college) 28–10–1 (high school) |
Bowls | 5–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 WAC (1973) | |
Awards | |
WAC Coach of the Year (1973) Big Ten Coach of the Year (1978) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1999 (profile) | |
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In addition to achieving a bowl game record of 5–1, Young was the interim coach for the 1969 Michigan Wolverines football team during the 1970 Rose Bowl, as Bo Schembechler was hospitalized following a mild heart attack.[1]