Lou Young

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Lou Young
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	c. 1894
Died	July 19, 1948 (aged 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1912–1914	Penn
Position(s)	End, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922 1923–1929	Penn (assistant) Penn
Head coaching record
Overall	49–15–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Louis Alonzo "Lou" Young (c. 1894 – July 19, 1948) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1929, compiling a record of 49–15–2. Young played college football at Penn from 1912 to 1914, captaining the team in 1913.^[1] He died at the age of 56 on July 19, 1948 in Philadelphia.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
Penn Quakers (Independent) (1923–1929)
1923	Penn	5–4
1924	Penn	9–1–1
1925	Penn	7–2
1926	Penn	7–1–1
1927	Penn	6–4
1928	Penn	8–1
1929	Penn	7–2
Penn:		49–15–2
Total:		49–15–2

References

↑ AP (January 6, 1923). "YOUNG TO COACH PENN IN FOOTBALL; Former Star Player Selected to Succeed Heisman by the Quaker Authorities.". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
↑ AP (July 20, 1948). "Lou Young, Former Penn Coach, Dead". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

External links

Lou Young at the College Football Data Warehouse

Penn Quakers head football coaches

No coach (1876)
No team (1877)
No coach (1878–1884)
Frank Dole (1885–1887)
Woody Wagenhorst (1888–1891)
George W. Woodruff (1892–1901)
Carl S. Williams (1902–1907)
Sol Metzger (1908)
Andy Smith (1909–1912)
George H. Brooke (1913–1915)
Bob Folwell (1916–1919)
John Heisman (1920–1922)
Lou Young (1923–1929)
Lud Wray (1930)
Harvey Harman (1931–1937)
George Munger (1938–1952)
Steve Sebo (1954–1959)
John Stiegman (1960–1964)
Bob Odell (1965–1970)
Harry Gamble (1971–1980)
Jerry Berndt (1981–1985)
Ed Zubrow (1986–1988)
Gary Steele (1989–1991)
Al Bagnoli (1992–)

Persondata
Name	Young, Lou
Alternative names	Young, Louis Alonzo; Young, Louis A.
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	C. 1894
Place of birth
Date of death	July 19, 1948
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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