Buddy YoungYoung, Claude Henry K.Height: 5-4 Weight: 173 Born: January 5, 1926 Chicago, IL Died: September 4, 1983 Terrell, TX High School: Englewood (Chicago, IL); Wendell Phillips (Chicago, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Illinois | Lettered |
| 1946 | Illinois | Lettered |
| Draft: Special Selection overall) 1947 New York Yankees |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 76 | FB | 14 | 8 |
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 76 | FB | 12 | 12 |
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 80 | LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 76 | ROH | 12 | 12 |
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 76 | LOH-ROH | 12 | 8 |
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 22 | ROH | 12 | 11 |
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 22 | ROH-LOH | 10 | 9 |
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 22 | ROH-LOH | 10 | 10 |
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 22 | ROH-LOH | 11 | 10 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 105 | 92 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/20/1946 | 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC |
| Signed | 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | |
| Retired | 9/20/1956 | 1956 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1956 BAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 264 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 116 | 712 | 6.1 | 3 | |||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 70 | 245 | 3.5 | 1 | |||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 76 | 495 | 6.5 | 71t | 5 | ||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 76 | 334 | 4.4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 46 | 165 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 71 | 243 | 3.4 | 30 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 40 | 135 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 70 | 311 | 4.4 | 57t | 2 | ||||
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 32 | 87 | 2.7 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 597 | 2727 | 4.6 | 71t | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 70.8 | |||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | 13 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 27 | 303 | 11.2 | 50t | 2 | |||||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 21 | 259 | 12.3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 B-NY AAFC | 12 | 171 | 14.3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 20 | 302 | 15.1 | 69t | 1 | |||||||
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 31 | 508 | 16.4 | 48t | 3 | |||||||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 22 | 269 | 12.2 | 45t | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 12 | 201 | 16.8 | 49t | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 15 | 272 | 18.1 | 78t | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 19 | 426 | 22.4 | 82t | 1 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 179 | 2711 | 15.1 | 82t | 21 | 5 | 5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 53 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 12 | 231 | 19.3 | 79t | 1 | ||||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 67 | 698 | 10.4 | 79t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 12 | 332 | 27.7 | 95t | 1 | ||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 12 | 303 | 25.3 | 61 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | 11 | 316 | 28.7 | 91t | 1 | ||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 20 | 536 | 26.8 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 14 | 427 | 30.5 | 90t | 1 | ||||
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 23 | 643 | 28.0 | 63 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 11 | 378 | 34.4 | 104t | 1 | ||||
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 13 | 308 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 9 | 222 | 24.7 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 125 | 3465 | 27.7 | 104t | 4 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 | |
| 1951 New York Yanks (NFL)1951 NYY NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Dallas Texans (NFL)1952 DAL NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1953 BAL NFL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1954 BAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1955 BAL NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
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