Jake Young (American football)

Jake Young
No. 68
Born:	March 22, 1968; El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Died:	October 12, 2002 (aged 34); Kuta, 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
	Consensus All-American (1989); First-team All-American (1988); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1988, 1989); Second-team All-Big Eight (1987);

Jacob Cardwell Young III (March 22, 1968 – October 12, 2002)^[1] was an American college football player who was a center for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He attended Midland Lee High School in Midland, Texas. At the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he was a first-team All-American in 1988 and a consensus 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]

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 August 23, 2014.
^ "All-American Center Jake Young". huskers.com. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ "Jacob Cardwell Young III". londonremembers.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ "Bali bombings: Full list of victims' names". sbs.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.