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Tank Younger
Paul Lawrence Younger
Position: FB-LB-HB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 25, 1928 in Grambling, LA
Died: September 15, 2001 in Inglewood, CA
College: Grambling St.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 65 (813th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #776. Lynn Swann… #777. John Taylor… #778. Dallas Clark… #779. TANK YOUNGER… #780. Larry Centers… #781. Charlie Johnson… #782. Herman Edwards… |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1949 | 21 | RAM | RH | 12 | 8 | 52 | 191 | 0 | 16 | 3.7 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 0 | 33 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 310 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1950 | 22 | RAM | RLB | 13 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1951*+ | 23 | RAM | RLB | 13 | 12 | 36 | 223 | 1 | 24 | 6.2 | 18.6 | 3.0 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | 52 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 295 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |
| 1952* | 24 | RAM | LLB | 35 | 12 | 63 | 331 | 1 | 38 | 5.3 | 27.6 | 5.3 | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | 12 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 404 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1953* | 25 | RAM | 35 | 12 | 84 | 350 | 8 | 39 | 4.2 | 29.2 | 7.0 | 20 | 259 | 13.0 | 1 | 48 | 1.7 | 21.6 | 609 | 9 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1954 | 26 | RAM | 35 | 8 | 91 | 610 | 8 | 75 | 6.7 | 76.3 | 11.4 | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | 21 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 686 | 8 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1955* | 27 | RAM | FB | 35 | 8 | 138 | 644 | 5 | 54 | 4.7 | 80.5 | 17.3 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 695 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1956 | 28 | RAM | FB | 35 | 12 | 114 | 518 | 3 | 33 | 4.5 | 43.2 | 9.5 | 18 | 268 | 14.9 | 0 | 54 | 1.5 | 22.3 | 786 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1957 | 29 | RAM | FB | 35 | 12 | 96 | 401 | 3 | 29 | 4.2 | 33.4 | 8.0 | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 16 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 462 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1958 | 30 | PIT | FB | 35 | 12 | 88 | 344 | 3 | 36 | 3.9 | 28.7 | 7.3 | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 0 | 51 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 532 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Career | 112 | 8 | 770 | 3640 | 34 | 75 | 4.7 | 32.5 | 6.9 | 100 | 1167 | 11.7 | 1 | 54 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 4807 | 35 | 29 | 78 | ||||
| 9 yrs | RAM | 100 | 8 | 682 | 3296 | 31 | 75 | 4.8 | 33.0 | 6.8 | 84 | 979 | 11.7 | 1 | 54 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 4275 | 32 | 26 | 72 | |||
| 1 yr | PIT | 12 | 0 | 88 | 344 | 3 | 36 | 3.9 | 28.7 | 7.3 | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 0 | 51 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 532 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1949 | 21 | RAM | RH | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 22 | RAM | RLB | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1951*+ | 23 | RAM | RLB | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1952* | 24 | RAM | LLB | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1953* | 25 | RAM | 35 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | 26 | RAM | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955* | 27 | RAM | FB | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 28 | RAM | FB | 35 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 29 | RAM | FB | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | 30 | PIT | FB | 35 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 9 yrs | RAM | 100 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 22 | RAM | RLB | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1951*+ | 23 | RAM | RLB | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1952* | 24 | RAM | LLB | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1953* | 25 | RAM | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | 26 | RAM | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 1955* | 27 | RAM | FB | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | 28 | RAM | FB | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | 29 | RAM | FB | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | 30 | PIT | FB | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Career | 112 | 34 | 1 | 35 | 210 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | RAM | 100 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 192 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | PIT | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
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| 1951 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1952 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1954 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | UPI |
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