Jim Young

This article is about the Canadian football player. For other uses, see Jim Young (disambiguation).

Jim Young
No. 30
Young in 2010
Born: (1943-06-06) June 6, 1943 (age 81)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL statusNational
Position(s)WR, RB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
UniversityQueen's
CFL draft1965, round: 1, pick: 1
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
NFL draft1965, round:
Career history
As coach
1990BC Lions (HC)
As player
1965–1966Minnesota Vikings
1967–1979BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1972
CFL West All-Star1969, 1972
Awards2× Most Outstanding Canadian (1970, 1972)
Honours
Retired #sBC Lions#30
Career stats

James Norman Young (born June 6, 1943)[1] is a former professional American football and Canadian football player. Young played running back and wide receiver for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for two seasons (1965–66), and the CFL's BC Lions for thirteen seasons (1967–79). Young is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and the Queen's University Football Hall of Fame. Young's #30 jersey is one of ten numbers retired by the BC Lions.[2] In 2003, Young was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team as part of the club's 50th anniversary celebration.[3] In 2006, Young was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.[4]

Young was nicknamed "Dirty Thirty", for his aggressive style and jersey number. Sports journalist Jim Taylor wrote a football biography of Young featuring the same name.

  1. ^ "Celebrity High: Westdale Secondary Alumni (Jim Young)" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2007.
  2. ^ "BC Lions Retired Numbers". BCLions.com. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  3. ^ "BC Lions Dream Team". BCLions.com. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  4. ^ "TSN Top 50 Honour Roll". TSN.ca. November 28, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2007.