Len Younce
| Date of birth: | January 8, 1917 |
| Place of birth: | Dayton, Oregon |
| Date of death: | March 26, 2000 (aged 83) |
| Place of death: | Enterprise, Oregon |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Guard Linebacker Punter |
| College: | Oregon State |
| NFL Draft: | 1941 / Round: 8 / Pick: 67 |
| Organizations | |
| As coach: | |
| 1963–1965 | Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Coach/OL Coach) |
| As player: | |
| 1941-1948 | New York Giants |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors: | NFL 1940s All-Decade Team |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Leonard Alonzo Younce (January 8, 1917 – March 26, 2000) was an American football player and coach.
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[edit] Playing career
Born in Dayton, Oregon,[1] Younce attended Roosevelt High School[2] in Portland and then played college football at Oregon State University. He was selected in the eighth round (67th overall) by the New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Draft, and played a variety of positions, including linebacker, offensive lineman, placekicker, and punter.
[edit] Coaching career
After retiring from playing, Younce was an assistant coach at Oregon State University from 1949 to 1954,[2] and with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos.[2][3]
[edit] Later years
Younce was coaxed out of retirement to coach high school football for one year at Joseph High School in Enterprise, Oregon in 1992. He intended to continue, but health problems prevented his return.[3]
Younce was an inaugural inductee of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980,[4] and was inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.[2] He died in Portland, Oregon on March 26, 2000.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Obituaries". The Oregonian: p. D13. March 30, 2000.
- ^ a b c d "Grid great Younce dies". Oregon Stater (Oregon State University Alumni Association) 85 (2). September 2000. http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/stater/issues/stater0009/sports.html.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Ken (October 25, 1993). "It's his world and he loves it". The Oregonian: p. C1.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee-members.html. Retrieved February 23, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Nolen, John (March 28, 2000). "Younce Service is Saturday". The Oregonian: p. D2.
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