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Jake Young (American football)

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Jake Young
No. 68
Born:(1968-03-22)March 22, 1968
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Died:October 12, 2002(2002-10-12) (aged 34)
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
Career information
Position(s)C
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight270 lb (120 kg)
CollegeNebraska (1986–1989)
High schoolLee (Midland, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Jacob Cardwell Young III (March 22, 1968 – October 12, 2002) was an American college football player who was a center for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he was a first-team All-American in 1988 and a consensus All-American in 1989.

Early life

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Jacob Cardwell Young III was born on March 22, 1968, in El Paso, Texas.[1][2] He played high school football at Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas and earned all-state honors as an offensive guard.[1] As a senior in 1985, he helped Midland accrue a 10–3 record and advance to the Class 5A state quarterfinals.[1]

College career

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Young was a four-year letterman for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1986 to 1989.[1] He started his college career as an offensive guard in 1986, spending time on both the freshman and varsity teams that season.[1] He was the first true freshman Cornhusker offensive lineman to earn a letter since freshman eligibility was reinstated in 1972.[1] Young moved to center in 1987 and became the first true sophomore to start on Nebraska's offensive line since Rik Bonness in 1973.[1] He was named second-team All-Big 8.[1] Young missed the first game of the 1988 season due to a knee strain.[1] He then played in, but did not start, the next game before starting every game the rest of the season.[1] For the 1988 season, he earned first-team All-Big 8, GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American, and Associated Press (AP) and Coaches first-team All-American recognition.[1] As a senior in 1989, Young garnered consensus All-American, first-team All-Big 8, and GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American recognition.[1][3] He was also one of six recipients of the NCAA's Today’s Top Six Award, given to the best six student-athletes in the country.[1] He majored in finance at Nebraska and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990.[1] Young also later earned a Juris Doctor from Nebraska in 1994.[1] He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2000.[1]

Professional career

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Young went undrafted in the 1990 NFL draft.[4] He had a tryout with the Detroit Lions in July 1990 but was not signed.[4] NFL scouts reportedly considered Young too slow to play in the NFL.[4] He had a 40-yard dash of 5.4 seconds.[4]

Personal life

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Young worked at the law firms of Bryan Cave, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, and Clifford Chance.[1] He was also a member of The Missouri Bar and the New York State Bar Association.[1]

While working for Clifford Chance in Hong Kong, Young played rugby for the Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC).[1][5] He was in Indonesia in 2002 to compete in a tournament for HKFC when he was killed in a nightclub bombing.[1][5][6] Nebraska's Jake Young Memorial Scholarship was named in his honor.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Jake Young". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jacob Cardwell Young III". Kansas City Star. October 23, 2002. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Bryce, Charles (June 21, 1990). "Wait and see". San Angelo Standard-Times. pp. 1C. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "MEMORIAL SERVICES PLANNED FOR TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN CENTER JAKE YOUNG". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. October 24, 2002. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  6. ^ Schloss, Glenn (October 15, 2002). "My mates fall victim to gutless terror". scmp.com. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ^ "Brandon Koch Earns Jake Young Scholarship". University of Nebraska–Lincoln. September 28, 2004. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
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