Roynell Young

Roynell Young
No. 43
Position:	Safety/Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1957-12-01) December 1, 1957
Place of birth:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Career information
College:	Alcorn State
NFL draft:	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1980–1988)
Career highlights and awards
1× Pro Bowl selection (1981)

Player stats at PFR

Roynell Young (born December 1, 1957) is a former professional American football safety and cornerback who played for the Philadelphia Eagles his entire National Football League (NFL) career, from 1980 to 1988. Young was selected by the Eagles from Alcorn State University in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft. In his rookie year he played in Super Bowl XV and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his second season. He was one of two players who played in both Super Bowl XV and The Fog Bowl for the Eagles. The other was offensive lineman Ron Baker.

Pro-Vision

In 1990, Roynell founded Pro-Vision, a youth and community development organization. Originally a youth mentoring program, Roynell grew Pro-Vision to include an all male charter middle school, Vision Academy high school, job training program, and manhood development academy. Under his leadership, Pro-Vision has provided services to over 3,000 young men from Houston’s most underserved communities. The average high school graduation rate of Pro-Vision students is 90%.^[1]

The 21 acre Pro-Vision campus is located in southeast Houston, and features an Urban Farm, 8 class rooms, technology center, and a library.

In recognition of his work at Pro-Vision, Mr. Young has received numerous awards including the Channel 13 Community Service Award and the 1998 Savvy Award presented by Foley’s and the Houston Chronicle. He has also been recognized by Governor Rick Perry, Former US Secretary of Education Rod Paige, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, former Congressman Chris Bell, and Congressman Al Green.

Roynell’s work with Pro-Vision has been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, Men's Journal, Time for Kids, and Guideposts.

References

↑ http://provisionschool.org/School-Statistics.html

1980 NFL draft first-round selections

Billy Sims Lam Jones Anthony Muñoz Bruce Clark Curtis Dickey Curtis Greer Junior Miller Mark Haynes Doug Martin Jacob Green Brad Budde Stan Brock Earl Cooper Roland James Marc Wilson Jim Ritcher Johnnie Johnson Art Monk Otis Wilson Jim Stuckey Don McNeal Ray Snell Roynell Young Derrick Hatchett Vagas Ferguson George Cumby Charles White Mark Malone

Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Mutryn Bright Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk Burton Baker Budde B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore C. Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox Johnson M. Smith Agholor

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Philadelphia Eagles 1980 NFL draft selections

Roynell Young Perry Harrington Nate Rivers Greg Murtha Terrell Ward Mike Curcio Bob Harris Lee Jukes Thomas Brown Howard Fields

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