Len Younce

Len Younce
Date of birth: January 8, 1917(1917-01-08)
Place of birth: Dayton, Oregon
Date of death: March 26, 2000(2000-03-26) (aged 83)
Place of death: Enterprise, Oregon
Career information
Position(s): Guard
Linebacker
Punter
College: Oregon State
NFL Draft: 1941 / Round: 8 / Pick: 67
Organizations
 As coach:
1963–1965 Edmonton Eskimos (Defensive Coach/OL Coach)
 As player:
1941-1948 New York Giants
Career highlights and awards
Honors: NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Playing stats at NFL.com

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

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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 eighth round (67th overall) by the New York Giants in the 1941 NFL Draft, and played a variety of positions, including linebacker, offensive lineman, placekicker, and punter.

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]

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, Oregon on March 26, 2000.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries". The Oregonian: p. D13. March 30, 2000. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Grid great Younce dies". Oregon Stater (Oregon State University Alumni Association) 85 (2). September 2000. http://alumni.oregonstate.edu/stater/issues/stater0009/sports.html. 
  3. ^ a b Wheeler, Ken (October 25, 1993). "It's his world and he loves it". The Oregonian: p. C1. 
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee-members.html. Retrieved February 23, 2010. 
  5. ^ Nolen, John (March 28, 2000). "Younce Service is Saturday". The Oregonian: p. D2. 

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