Len Younce

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Len Younce
Date of birth: January 8, 1917(1917-01-08)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Dayton, Oregon
Date of death: March 26, 2000 (aged 83)
Place of death: Flag of the United States Enterprise, Oregon
Career information
Position(s): Offensive Guard
Linebacker
Punter
College: Oregon State
NFL Draft: 1941 / Round: 8 / Pick 67
Organizations
 As player:
1941-1948 New York Giants
Career highlights and Awards
Honors: NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Leonard Alonzo Younce (January 8, 1917 – March 26, 2000) was an American football player and coach.

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[edit] Playing career

Born in Dayton, Oregon,[1] Younce attended Roosevelt High School[2] in Portland and then played college football at Oregon State University. He was selected in the 8th round (67th overall) by the New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Draft, and played a variety of positions, including linebacker, offensive lineman, kicker, and punter.

[edit] Coaching career

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][3]

[edit] Later years

Younce was coaxed out of retirement to coach high school football for one year at Joseph High School in Enterprise, Oregon in 1992. He intended to continue, but health problems prevented his return.[3]

Younce was an inaugural inductee of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980,[4] and was inducted into the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.[2] He died in Portland, OR on March 26, 2000.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Obituaries", The Oregonian, March 30, 2000, p. D13. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Grid great Younce dies" (September 2000). The Oregon Stater 85 (2). Oregon State University Alumni Association. 
  3. ^ a b Wheeler, Ken. "It's his world and he loves it", The Oregonian, October 25, 1993, p. C1. 
  4. ^ Honor Roll: Football. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
  5. ^ Nolen, John. "Younce Service is Saturday", The Oregonian, March 28, 2000, p. D2. 
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