Bill Young (American football coach)
American football player and coach (1946–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the American football player and coach, see Bill Young (American football lineman).
William Louis Young (August 17, 1946 – March 17, 2021) was an American football coach whose career spanned more than 45 years at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. He served as the defensive coordinator at prominent college football programs like Ohio State (1988–1995), Oklahoma (1996–1997), USC (1998–2000), Miami (2008), and Oklahoma State (2009–2012).
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1946-08-17)August 17, 1946 Hereford, Texas |
Died | March 17, 2021(2021-03-17) (aged 74) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Playing career | |
1965–1967 | Oklahoma State |
Position(s) | Outside linebacker, defensive tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1969 | Carl Albert HS (OK) (assistant) |
1970–1975 | Putnam City West HS (OK) (DC) |
1976–1978 | Oklahoma State (OL/DL) |
1979 | Iowa State (DT) |
1980–1982 | Tulsa (DL) |
1983–1984 | Tulsa (DC/DL) |
1985–1987 | Arizona State (DL) |
1988–1995 | Ohio State (DC) |
1996–1997 | Oklahoma (DC) |
1998–2000 | USC (DC) |
2001 | Detroit Lions (DL) |
2002–2007 | Kansas (DC) |
2008 | Miami (FL) (DC) |
2009–2012 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
2013 | Wyoming (DQC) |
2014 | Yukon HS (OK) |
2015–2018 | Tulsa (DC/DL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Academic All-Big Eight (1967) | |
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