Jake Young (American football)
Jacob Cardwell Young III (March 22, 1968 – October 12, 2002)[1] 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.[2] Young was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2000.[3] He was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings.[4][5][6]
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| Born: | March 22, 1968 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: | October 12, 2002 (aged 34) Kuta, Bali, Indonesia |
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| 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 |
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References
- "Jacob Cardwell "Jake" Young III (1968–2002)". Find a Grave.
- "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- "#68 Jake Young". huskers.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "All-American Center Jake Young". huskers.com. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "Jacob Cardwell Young III". londonremembers.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "Bali bombings: Full list of victims' names". sbs.com. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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