Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Young, Jim

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.
Jim Young was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
Jim Young was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
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