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Rickey Young

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Full Name: Rickey Darnell Young Primary Position: RB
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195 College: Jackson State University
Birthdate: December 7, 1953 High School: C.F. Vigor (Prichard, AL)
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama
Pro Experience: 9 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Rushing Stats
    • 2.2 Receiving Stats
    • 2.3 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Rickey Young (Rickey Darnell Young) was born on December 7, 1953 in Mobile, Alabama. After going to high school at C.F. Vigor (Prichard, AL), Young attended Jackson State University. Young made his professional debut in the NFL in 1975 with the San Diego Chargers. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that 1979 was Rickey Young's best year, as he ran for 708 yards, hauled in 72 receptions, had 519 receiving yards and caught 4 TD passes.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1975 SDG NFL 14 138 577 4.2 5 48t
1976 SDG NFL 14 162 802 5 4 46t
1977 SDG NFL 14 157 543 3.5 4 15
1978 MIN NFL 16 134 417 3.1 1 16
1979 MIN NFL 16 188 708 3.8 3 26
1980 MIN NFL 16 130 351 2.7 3 4t
1981 MIN NFL 16 47 129 2.7 0 13
1982 MIN NFL 9 16 49 3.1 1 11
1983 MIN NFL 16 39 90 2.3 2 9
9 year NFL career 131 1011 3666 3.6 23 0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1975 SDG NFL 14 21 166 7.9 1 16
1976 SDG NFL 14 47 441 9.4 1 33
1977 SDG NFL 14 48 423 8.8 0 28
1978 MIN NFL 16 88 704 8 5 48
1979 MIN NFL 16 72 519 7.2 4 18
1980 MIN NFL 16 64 499 7.8 2 22
1981 MIN NFL 16 43 296 6.9 2 22
1982 MIN NFL 9 4 44 11 1 25
1983 MIN NFL 16 21 193 9.2 0 48
9 year NFL career 131 408 3285 8.1 16 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1975 SDG NFL 14 5 1 1 0 0
1976 SDG NFL 14 2 0 0 0 0
1977 SDG NFL 14 4 1 0 0 0
1978 MIN NFL 16 6 2 0 0 0
1979 MIN NFL 16 2 0 0 0 0
1980 MIN NFL 16 2 0 0 0 0
1981 MIN NFL 16 4 0 0 0 0
1982 MIN NFL 9 0 1 0 0 0
1983 MIN NFL 16 0 0 0 0 0
9 year NFL career 131 25 5 1 0 0

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