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| Position: | Safety, Cornerback | ||||||
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| Born: | (1957-12-01)December 1, 1957 (age 67) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 181 lb (82 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Cohen(New Orleans} | ||||||
| College: | Alcorn State | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1980: 1st round, 23rd pick | ||||||
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Roynell Young (born December 1, 1957) is an American former professionalfootball player who spent his entire career as asafety andcornerback for thePhiladelphia Eagles of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1988. He playedcollege football for theAlcorn State Braves and was selected by the Eagles in the first round (23rd overall) of the1980 NFL draft. In his rookie year, he played inSuper Bowl XV and was selected to thePro Bowl in his second season. He was one of two players who played in bothSuper Bowl XV andThe Fog Bowl for the Eagles. The other was offensive lineman Ron Baker. Young was inducted to the Alcorn State University Sports Hall of Fame in November 2017.[1]
In 1990, Young founded "Pro-Vision", a youth and community development organization. Originally a youth mentoring program, Young grew Pro-Vision to include an all-male charter middle school, now a co-educational primary and secondary school.[2]
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