Buddy Young

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Claude "Buddy" Young (January 5. 1926 to October 19, 1983) was a football player. He played his college football at the University of Illinois, where he led the Fighting Illini to a victory in 1947 Rose Bowl game. In 1947, Young signed with the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. In 1950, Young along with many of the other Yankee players joined the New York Yanks of the National Football League. The Yanks folded after the 1951 NFL season and Young was assigned to the new team the Dallas Texans. The Texans also folded after the 1952 season and Young again was assigned to the team the Baltimore Colts. Young retired from football after the 1955 season. In 1966, Buddy joined the NFL staff as administrative assistant to the commissioner. At his death in 1983 in a car crash, he was Director of Player Relations for the NFL.