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Young competed in the inaugural [[World's Strongest Man]] contest in 1977, finishing second to weightlifter [[Bruce Wilhelm]]. He also finished 5th in the [[1979 World's Strongest Man]].
Young competed in the inaugural [[World's Strongest Man]] contest in 1977, finishing second to weightlifter [[Bruce Wilhelm]]. He also finished 5th in the [[1979 World's Strongest Man]].


In 1986, he was inducted into the [[Howard Payne University]] Sports Hall of Fame for his playing career in football along with track and field.<ref>https://hpusports.com/hof.aspx?hof=10</ref>
In 1986, he was inducted into the [[Howard Payne University]] Sports Hall of Fame for his playing career in football along with track and field.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hpusports.com/hof.aspx?hof=10 | title=Robert A. "Bob" Young (1986) - HPU Sports Hall of Fame }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Bob Young
No. 77, 60, 56, 64, 63, 65
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1942-09-03)September 3, 1942
Marshall, Texas
Died:June 17, 1995(1995-06-17) (aged 52)
Missouri City, Texas
Career information
College:Howard Payne
NFL draft:1964 / round: 19 / pick: 261
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:194
Games started:149
Fumble Recoveries:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Robert Allen Young (September 3, 1942 – June 17, 1995) was an American football offensive guard who played 16 seasons in the National Football League.

Pro career

He started his career with the Denver Broncos, playing five seasons. However, he is noted mainly for his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he and other Cardinal offensive linemen are credited with introducing modern weightlifting/powerlifting into the training regime of the NFL. He was named to two Pro Bowls (1978 & 1979) and was a first team All-Pro selection in 1979 as well. Young attended Howard Payne University. He was the older brother of three-time world powerlifting champion Doug Young.[1]

Young competed in the inaugural World's Strongest Man contest in 1977, finishing second to weightlifter Bruce Wilhelm. He also finished 5th in the 1979 World's Strongest Man.

In 1986, he was inducted into the Howard Payne University Sports Hall of Fame for his playing career in football along with track and field.[2]

Personal life

Young died of a heart attack at 52.

See also

References

  1. ^ "www.stlsportshistory.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. ^ "Robert A. "Bob" Young (1986) - HPU Sports Hall of Fame".