&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Herbert_Young_-_WM.jpg) Young pictured in The Colonial Echo 1918, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1893 Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 1977 (aged 84) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1911 | Marshall |
| 1912 | Michigan (freshmen) |
| 1913–1916 | Washington and Lee |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1917 | Washington and Lee |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1911 | Marshall |
| 1914–1917 | Washington and Lee |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | William & Mary |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | William & Mary |
| 1932–1939 | Washington and Lee |
| 1945–1946 | Washington and Lee |
| Baseball | |
| 1929–1930 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5 (football) |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1958 (profile) | |
Harry Killenger "Cy" Young (March 8, 1893 – September 24, 1977) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He played college football as a halfback at Marshall College—now known as Marshall University from 1910 to 1911 and Washington and Lee University from 1913 to 1916. Young served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary for one season, in 1917, compiling a record of 3–5. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1958.