Bryant Young
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Bryant Young | |
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Date of birth | January 27, 1972 (age 35) |
Place of birth | Chicago Heights, Illinois |
Position(s) | Defensive end/tackle |
College | Notre Dame |
NFL Draft | 1994 / Round 1/ Pick 7 |
Career Highlights | |
Pro Bowls | 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003 |
Awards | 1999 NFL Comeback P.O.Y. 1994 UPI NFC R.O.Y. |
Honors | NFL 1990s All-Decade Team Super Bowl XXIX winning team |
Statistics | |
Team(s) | |
1994-current | San Francisco 49ers |
Bryant Colby Young (born January 27, 1972 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) is a NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers. He plays the defensive end position. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 1st round (7th overall) in the 1994 NFL Draft. After a mediocre year in 2004, Young rebounded in 2005 with eight sacks through ten games. He has 83 career sacks.
Young is one of the toughest, hardest-working players in the league and gives an all-out effort in the game, the film room, and the weight room. He plays with great strength and commands a double team and holds his ground. As of 2006, Young is the last remaining player on the 49ers' active roster who was a part of their 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX victory over the San Diego Chargers.
[edit] College Years
Bryant Young attended the University of Notre Dame, and he was a three-year starter. As a senior, he was an All-American selection, and had 6.5 sacks and 67 tackles. As a junior, he was an Honorable Mention All-American selection and garnered 7.5 sacks.
[edit] Awards
- UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year in 1994
- Super Bowl XXIX winner with the 49ers
- Pro Bowl in 1996
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1999
- Pro Bowl in 2001
- Pro Bowl in 2002
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Preceded by Doug Flutie |
NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award 1999 |
Succeeded by Joe Johnson |
Categories: 1972 births | American football defensive ends | American football defensive tackles | Living people | National Conference Pro Bowl players | NFL 1990s All-Decade Team | Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players | People from Illinois | San Francisco 49ers players | Defensive lineman stubs