Jim Young
- Wide Receiver - 1967-1979 - Queens University
Jim Young
attended Queen's University where he was an all-star running back each
season (1962-65) and in fact, an all-star on both offence and defence in
1963. He was the first Canadian ever signed out of University football in
1965 by the Minnesota Vikings. Young then a halfback saw limited action
over 2 seasons with the Vikings totaling 4 yards on 3 carries in 1965. The
Toronto Argonauts held the rights to Jim but traded those rights to the
B.C. Lions in exchange for Dick Fouts and Bill Symons. The Lions still had
to negotiate for the Hamilton native with Minnesota.
B.C. came to an
agreement with Minnesota sending team leader quarterback Joe Kapp to the
Vikings for the much heralded Canadian. Kapp had expressed a desire to
conclude his playing days in the NFL and both sides were accommodating.
Jim played his
entire Canadian professional career, from 1967 to 1979 with the B.C Lions.
His versatility saw him catching passes, carrying the ball, and in his
first 3 years with the team, returning kick-offs. In 1978, for example,
when the Lions were plagued By injuries, Jim played ten different
positions in one season!
At the end of the 1971 season, Jim had moved into the wide receiver
position, earning the name "Dirty Thirty" for his aggressive style of
play. In 1973 Young played several games with a broken hand protected by a
cast but still caught 45 passes for 719 yards. By the finish of the 1975
season, he had all of the Lion's club records for pass reception, Jim
yardage, and touchdowns on pass reception.
If there was one thing that distinguished Jim Young it was the time,
energy, and incredible effort he put into developing his talent. As a B.C
Lion, he received the most Schenely nominations in the team's history 5
Schenely nominations for Most Outstanding Canadian (1967,69,70,71,72) and
3 for Most Outstanding Canadian. Jim won the Schenley for Most Outstanding
Canadian in 1970 and 1972.
During his 12-year career with the B.C Lions, Jim exceeded 1,000
yards in 1972. 1972 also saw him make Western Conference All-Star and CFL
All-Star. He had a career total of 552 receptions for 9,248 yards and 68
touchdowns.
|
Jim Young |
|
|
Queens |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receiving |
|
|
|
|
Rushing |
|
|
|
Yr |
Team |
C |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
C |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
|
1967 |
BC |
46 |
976 |
21.2 |
71 |
8 |
12 |
21 |
1.8 |
15 |
0 |
|
1968 |
BC |
51 |
698 |
13.7 |
46 |
1 |
46 |
244 |
5.3 |
17 |
1 |
|
1969 |
BC |
50 |
773 |
15.5 |
65 |
7 |
18 |
82 |
4.6 |
13 |
0 |
|
1970 |
BC |
54 |
1,041 |
19.3 |
80 |
6 |
30 |
171 |
5.7 |
24 |
1 |
|
1971 |
BC |
55 |
593 |
10.8 |
60 |
6 |
36 |
220 |
6.1 |
39 |
1 |
|
1972 |
BC |
63 |
1,362 |
21.6 |
73 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1973 |
BC |
45 |
719 |
16.0 |
49 |
2 |
11 |
49 |
4.5 |
9 |
1 |
|
1974 |
BC |
30 |
610 |
20.3 |
86 |
5 |
11 |
36 |
3.3 |
14 |
0 |
|
1975 |
BC |
43 |
935 |
21.7 |
72 |
9 |
7 |
29 |
4.1 |
7 |
0 |
|
1976 |
BC |
18 |
327 |
18.2 |
78 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1977 |
BC |
37 |
537 |
14.5 |
54 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1978 |
BC |
25 |
343 |
13.7 |
44 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1979 |
BC |
5 |
134 |
26.8 |
87 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
13 |
522 |
9,048 |
17.3 |
87 |
64 |
171 |
852 |
5.0 |
39 |
4 |
Jim is a member of both the Canadian Football Leagues Hall of Fame in
Hamilton, and Queen's University Hall of Fame.
Called back to the B.C. Lions in 1989, Jim acted in the capacity of
receiver?s coach, adding the duties of the Director of Community Relations
in the next season. In 1990, Jim accepted the position of Vice-President
of Business Operations.
excerpted - http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=160&searchall=1
