Jacob Cardwell Young III (March 22, 1968 – October 12, 2002)[1] was an American college football player who was a center for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He attended Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas. At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he was a first-team All-American in 1988 and a consensus All-American in 1989.[2] Young was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2000.[3] He was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings.[4][5][6]
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Born: | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | March 22, 1968
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Died: | October 12, 2002 Kuta, Bali, Indonesia | (aged 34)
Career information | |
Position(s) | C |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Weight | 270 lb (120 kg) |
College | Nebraska |
High school | Midland (TX) Lee |
Career history | |
As player | |
1986–1989 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Career highlights and awards | |
References
edit- ^ "Jacob Cardwell "Jake" Young III (1968–2002)". Find a Grave.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "#68 Jake Young". huskers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "All-American Center Jake Young". huskers.com. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Jacob Cardwell Young III". londonremembers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ "Bali bombings: Full list of victims' names". sbs.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.