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Buddy Young

Claude Henry K. Young

Position: HB-FB-DB
Height: 5-4    Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1926 in Chicago, IL
College: Illinois

1-time Pro Bowler

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1947 21 NYY FB 14 8 116 712 3 0 6.1 50.9 8.3 27 303 11.2 2 50 1.9 21.6 1015 5 0
1948 22 NYY FB 12 11 70 245 1 0 3.5 20.4 5.8 21 259 12.3 4 0 1.8 21.6 504 5 0
1949 23 NYY LH 12 11 76 495 5 71 6.5 41.3 6.3 12 171 14.3 2 0 1.0 14.3 666 7 0
1950 24 NYY RH 12 0 76 334 1 20 4.4 27.8 6.3 20 302 15.1 1 69 1.7 25.2 636 2 6
1951 25 NYY LH 12 0 46 165 1 17 3.6 13.8 3.8 31 508 16.4 3 48 2.6 42.3 673 4 3
1952 26 DTX RH 12 11 71 243 3 30 3.4 20.3 5.9 22 269 12.2 2 45 1.8 22.4 512 5 5
1953 27 BAL RH 10 0 40 135 0 24 3.4 13.5 4.0 12 201 16.8 3 49 1.2 20.1 336 3 6
1954* 28 BAL RH 10 0 70 311 2 57 4.4 31.1 7.0 15 272 18.1 3 78 1.5 27.2 583 5 1
1955 29 BAL RH 11 0 32 87 1 25 2.7 7.9 2.9 19 426 22.4 1 82 1.7 38.7 513 2 1
Career 105 41 597 2727 17 71 4.6 26.0 5.7 179 2711 15.1 21 82 1.7 25.8 5438 38 22
3 yrs IND 31 0 142 533 3 57 3.8 17.2 4.6 46 899 19.5 7 82 1.5 29.0 1432 10 8
3 yrs NYY 38 30 262 1452 9 71 5.5 38.2 6.9 60 733 12.2 8 50 1.6 19.3 2185 17 0
2 yrs NYY 24 0 122 499 2 20 4.1 20.8 5.1 51 810 15.9 4 69 2.1 33.8 1309 6 9
1 yr DTX 12 11 71 243 3 30 3.4 20.3 5.9 22 269 12.2 2 45 1.8 22.4 512 5 5

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1947 21 NYY FB 14 8 8 127 1 0 15.9 12 332 1 95 27.7 1474
1948 22 NYY FB 12 11 2 11 0 0 5.5 12 303 0 0 25.3 818
1949 23 NYY LH 12 11 9 171 0 0 19.0 11 316 1 91 28.7 1153
1950 24 NYY RH 12 0 9 54 0 12 6.0 20 536 0 50 26.8 1226
1951 25 NYY LH 12 0 12 231 1 79 19.3 14 427 1 90 30.5 1331
1952 26 DTX RH 12 11 6 35 0 18 5.8 23 643 0 63 28.0 1190
1953 27 BAL RH 10 0 6 9 0 9 1.5 11 378 1 104 34.4 723
1954* 28 BAL RH 10 0 14 60 0 16 4.3 13 308 0 30 23.7 951
1955 29 BAL RH 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 9 222 0 43 24.7 735
Career 105 41 67 698 2 79 10.4 125 3465 4 104 27.7 9601
3 yrs IND 31 0 21 69 0 16 3.3 33 908 1 104 27.5 2409
3 yrs NYY 38 30 19 309 1 0 16.3 35 951 2 95 27.2 3445
2 yrs NYY 24 0 21 285 1 79 13.6 34 963 1 90 28.3 2557
1 yr DTX 12 11 6 35 0 18 5.8 23 643 0 63 28.0 1190

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1947 21 NYY FB 14 8 1 2 50.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 6.5 6.5 13.0 0.9 70.8
1952 26 DTX RH 12 11 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0
Career 105 41 1 5 20.0 13 0 0.0 1 20.0 13 2.6 -6.4 13.0 0.1 0.0
3 yrs NYY 38 30 1 2 50.0 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 6.5 6.5 13.0 0.3 70.8
1 yr DTX 12 11 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1950 24 NYY RH 12 0 6 5 -8 0
1951 25 NYY LH 12 0 3 0 0 0
1952 26 DTX RH 12 11 5 2 0 0
1953 27 BAL RH 10 0 6 1 0 0
1954* 28 BAL RH 10 0 1 0 0 0
1955 29 BAL RH 11 0 1 1 0 0
Career 105 41 22 9 -8 0
3 yrs IND 31 0 8 2 0 0
2 yrs NYY 24 0 9 5 -8 0
1 yr DTX 12 11 5 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1947 21 NYY FB 14 8 3 2 1 1 42
1948 22 NYY FB 12 11 1 4 30
1949 23 NYY LH 12 11 5 2 1 48
1950 24 NYY RH 12 0 1 1 12
1951 25 NYY LH 12 0 1 3 1 1 36
1952 26 DTX RH 12 11 3 2 30
1953 27 BAL RH 10 0 3 1 24
1954* 28 BAL RH 10 0 2 3 30
1955 29 BAL RH 11 0 1 1 12
Career 105 41 17 21 2 4 264
3 yrs IND 31 0 3 7 1 66
3 yrs NYY 38 30 9 8 1 2 120
2 yrs NYY 24 0 2 4 1 1 48
1 yr DTX 12 11 3 2 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1954

Rushing Att

1947 AAFC 116 (10)

Rushing Yds

1947 AAFC 712 (5)
1949 AAFC 495 (5)

Rushing TD

1949 AAFC 5 (3)
1952 NFL 3 (10)

Long Rush

1949 AAFC 71 (2)
1954 NFL 57 (9)

Yds/Rushing Att

1947 AAFC 6.1 (4-- 27)
1949 AAFC 6.5 (2)
Career 4.6 (54)

Rushing Yds/Game

1947 AAFC 50.9 (6)
1949 AAFC 41.3 (6)

Receptions

1947 AAFC 27 (7)

Long Reception

1954 NFL 78 (7)
1955 NFL 82 (3)

Yds/Reception

1947 AAFC 11.2 (6)
1951 NFL 16.4 (9)

Touchdowns

1949 AAFC 8 (3)

Points Scored

1949 AAFC 48 (4)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1949 AAFC 7 (5)

Non-Offensive TDs

1947 AAFC 2 (1)
1949 AAFC 1 (4)
1951 NFL 2 (4)
1953 NFL 1 (3)
Career 6 (66)

Yds From Scrimmage

1947 AAFC 1015 (6)
1949 AAFC 666 (8)

All-Purpose Yds

1947 AAFC 1474 (5)
1949 AAFC 1153 (4)
1950 NFL 1226 (4)
1951 NFL 1331 (2)
1952 NFL 1190 (6)
Career 9601 (127)

Touches

1947 AAFC 163 (6)

Yds/Touch

1947 AAFC 9.0 (5)
1948 AAFC 7.8 (7)
1949 AAFC 10.7 (1)
1950 NFL 9.8 (4)
1951 NFL 12.9 (2)
1952 NFL 9.8 (5)

Kick Returns

1947 AAFC 12 (9)
1948 AAFC 12 (9)
1949 AAFC 11 (8)
1950 NFL 20 (5)
1952 NFL 23 (1)
Career 125 (105)

Kick Return Yds

1947 AAFC 332 (7)
1948 AAFC 303 (9)
1949 AAFC 316 (6)
1950 NFL 536 (4)
1951 NFL 427 (7)
1952 NFL 643 (1)
1953 NFL 378 (7)
Career 3465 (75)

Kick Return TD

1947 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
1949 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
1951 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
1953 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
Career 4 (11)

Long Kick Return

1947 AAFC 95 (2)
1949 AAFC 91 (1)
1951 NFL 90 (2)
1952 NFL 63 (7)
1953 NFL 104 (1-- 13)

Yds/Kick Return

1950 NFL 26.8 (7)
1951 NFL 30.5 (2-- 34)
1952 NFL 28.0 (3)
1954 NFL 23.7 (9)
Career 27.7 (6)

Punt Returns

1949 AAFC 9 (7)

Punt Return Yds

1947 AAFC 127 (10)
1949 AAFC 171 (7)
1951 NFL 231 (4)

Punt Return TD

1947 AAFC 1 (1)
1951 NFL 1 (3)
Career 2 (71)

Long Punt Return

1951 NFL 79 (4)

Yds/Punt Return

1951 NFL 19.3 (1)
1954 NFL 4.3 (7)
Career 10.4 (48)

Kick & Punt Returns

1947 AAFC 20 (10)
1949 AAFC 20 (8)
1950 NFL 29 (7)
Career 192 (131)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1947 AAFC 459 (7)
1949 AAFC 487 (3)
1950 NFL 590 (6)
1951 NFL 658 (5)
1952 NFL 678 (9)
Career 4163 (72)

Fumbles Recovered

1950 NFL 5 (1)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1947 - AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC
1949 - AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC
1949 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1950 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL