Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Jim Young
- Induction:
- 1988
- Class:
- 1957
A native of Van Wert, Ohio, Jim Young first attended Ohio State and played on the Buckeyes' national championship team in 1954. He transferred to BGSU a year later, and lettered as a fullback on Doyt Perry's first MAC Championship team in 1956. A 1957 graduate with a physical education degree, Young served as a graduate assistant coach and freshman coach, while earning his master's degree in education. He even coached BGSU's 1959-60 wrestling team to the MAC Championship.
After he left BGSU, he went on to coach football at University of Arizona, Purdue University, and United States Military Academy where he had a total of 120 wins and 71 losses. He was also inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2016.Â
Jim Young was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
After he left BGSU, he went on to coach football at University of Arizona, Purdue University, and United States Military Academy where he had a total of 120 wins and 71 losses. He was also inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2016.Â
Jim Young was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
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