Len Younce
 Younce as a young coach in 1949 | |||||||||
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| Born: | January 8, 1917 Dayton, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | March 26, 2000 (aged 83) Portland, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Portland (OR) Roosevelt | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||
| Position: | Guard / linebacker / kicker | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1941 / round: 8 / pick: 67 | ||||||||
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Leonard Alonzo Younce (January 8, 1917 – March 26, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He had a six year career, interrupted by World War II in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the New York Giants.
Younce is a member of the Oregon State University Athletic and Oregon Sports Halls of Fame.
Playing career
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Born in Dayton, Oregon,[1] Younce attended Roosevelt High School[2] in Portland and then played college football at Oregon State College in Corvallis. 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.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]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][4] He served as the linebackers coach for the Portland Loggers of the Continental Football League in 1969.[5]
Later years
[edit]Younce was coaxed out of retirement to coach high school football for one year at Joseph High School in the small eastern Oregon town of Joseph in 1992. He intended to continue, but health problems prevented his return.[4]
Younce was an inaugural inductee of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980,[6] and was inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.[2] He died in Portland, Oregon on March 26, 2000.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituaries". The Oregonian. March 30, 2000. p. D13.
- ^ a b c d "Grid great Younce dies". Oregon Stater. Vol. 85, no. 2. Oregon State University Alumni Association. September 2000. p. 51.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Ken (October 25, 1993). "It's his world and he loves it". The Oregonian. p. C1.
- ^ "Younce in grid role". The Columbian. Vancouver, Washington. United Press International. August 12, 1969. p. 19. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
- ^ Nolen, John (March 28, 2000). "Younce Service is Saturday". The Oregonian. p. D2.
External links
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- 1917 births
- 2000 deaths
- American football linebackers
- American football offensive guards
- American football punters
- Edmonton Elks coaches
- New York Giants players
- Oregon State Beavers football coaches
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- People from Dayton, Oregon
- Players of American football from Portland, Oregon
- Roosevelt High School (Oregon) alumni