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Born: | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | March 22, 1968
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Died: | October 12, 2002 Kuta, Bali, Indonesia | (aged 34)
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 | |
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]