Jake Young

Jake Young
No. 68
Date of birth (1968-03-22)March 22, 1968
Place of birth El Paso, Texas
Date of death October 12, 2002(2002-10-12) (aged 34)
Place of death Bali, Indonesia
Career information
Position(s) C
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 270 lb (120 kg)
College Nebraska
High school Midland (TX) Lee
Career history
As player
1986-1989 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Career highlights and awards

Jacob Cardwell Young, III (March 22, 1968 —- October 12, 2002) was an American football center who played college football for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and attended Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas. He was a first-team All-American in 1988 and a consensus first-team All-American in 1989.[1] Young was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2000.[2] He was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. "#68 Jake Young". huskers.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. "All-American Center Jake Young". huskers.com. October 15, 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. "Jacob Cardwell Young III". londonremembers.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  5. "Bali bombings: Full list of victims' names". sbs.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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