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Tank Younger

Paul Lawrence Younger

Position: FB-LB-HB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 25, 1928 in Grambling, LA
College: Grambling State

4-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1949 21 RAM RH 12 8 52 191 0 16 3.7 15.9 4.3 7 119 17.0 0 33 0.6 9.9 310 0 4
1950 22 RAM RLB 12 0 8 28 2 6 3.5 2.3 0.7 28 2 0
1951*+ 23 RAM RLB 12 0 36 223 1 24 6.2 18.6 3.0 5 72 14.4 0 52 0.4 6.0 295 1 0
1952* 24 RAM LLB 12 0 63 331 1 38 5.3 27.6 5.3 12 73 6.1 0 12 1.0 6.1 404 1 3
1953* 25 RAM fb 12 0 84 350 8 39 4.2 29.2 7.0 20 259 13.0 1 48 1.7 21.6 609 9 4
1954 26 RAM fb 8 0 91 610 8 75 6.7 76.3 11.4 8 76 9.5 0 21 1.0 9.5 686 8 2
1955* 27 RAM FB 8 0 138 644 5 54 4.7 80.5 17.3 6 51 8.5 0 13 0.8 6.4 695 5 3
1956 28 RAM FB 12 0 114 518 3 33 4.5 43.2 9.5 18 268 14.9 0 54 1.5 22.3 786 3 8
1957 29 RAM FB 12 0 96 401 3 29 4.2 33.4 8.0 8 61 7.6 0 16 0.7 5.1 462 3 2
1958 30 PIT FB 12 0 88 344 3 36 3.9 28.7 7.3 16 188 11.8 0 51 1.3 15.7 532 3 3
Career 112 8 770 3640 34 75 4.7 32.5 6.9 100 1167 11.7 1 54 0.9 10.4 4807 35 29
9 yrs STL 100 8 682 3296 31 75 4.8 33.0 6.8 84 979 11.7 1 54 0.8 9.8 4275 32 26
1 yr PIT 12 0 88 344 3 36 3.9 28.7 7.3 16 188 11.8 0 51 1.3 15.7 532 3 3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1949 21 RAM RH 12 8 4 2 0 0
1950 22 RAM RLB 12 0 0 1 6 0
1951*+ 23 RAM RLB 12 0 1 0 0 0
1952* 24 RAM LLB 12 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
1953* 25 RAM fb 12 0 4 1 0 0
1954 26 RAM fb 8 0 2 0 0 0
1955* 27 RAM FB 8 0 3 0 0 0
1956 28 RAM FB 12 0 8 0 0 0
1957 29 RAM FB 12 0 2 0 0 0
1958 30 PIT FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
Career 112 8 3 0 0 0 29 6 6 0
9 yrs STL 100 8 3 0 0 0 26 6 6 0
1 yr PIT 12 0 3 0 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1957 29 RAM FB 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 112 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1953* 25 RAM fb 12 0 1 24 0 24 24.0 633
Career 112 8 1 24 0 24 24.0 4831

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1950 22 RAM RLB 12 0 2 12
1951*+ 23 RAM RLB 12 0 1 6
1952* 24 RAM LLB 12 0 1 6
1953* 25 RAM fb 12 0 8 1 54
1954 26 RAM fb 8 0 8 48
1955* 27 RAM FB 8 0 5 30
1956 28 RAM FB 12 0 3 18
1957 29 RAM FB 12 0 3 18
1958 30 PIT FB 12 0 3 18
Career 112 8 34 1 210
9 yrs STL 100 8 31 1 192
1 yr PIT 12 0 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1951
1952
1953
1955

1st-team All-Pro

1951

Rushing Att

1955 NFL 138 (8)

Rushing Yds

1954 NFL 610 (3)
1955 NFL 644 (7)
Career 3640 (199)

Rushing TD

1953 NFL 8 (2)
1954 NFL 8 (3)
1955 NFL 5 (7)
Career 34 (140)

Long Rush

1954 NFL 75 (3)
1955 NFL 54 (9)

Yds/Rushing Att

1954 NFL 6.7 (1-- 12)
1955 NFL 4.7 (6)
1956 NFL 4.5 (10)
1957 NFL 4.2 (9)
Career 4.7 (45)

Rushing Yds/Game

1954 NFL 76.3 (3)
1955 NFL 80.5 (1)

Touchdowns

1953 NFL 9 (4)
1954 NFL 8 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1953 NFL 9 (4)
1954 NFL 8 (7)

Fumbles

1956 NFL 8 (3)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1951 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL