Young was selected in the seventh round of the 1975 NFL Draft with the 164th overall pick by the San Diego Chargers. After playing three years for the Chargers (1975–1977) he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for All-Pro guard Ed White. In his first season with the Vikings (1978) he led the NFL with 88 receptions, breaking Chuck Foreman's record for receptions by a running back in a season.[1] He played in six seasons with the Vikings, but retired after seeing limited action in 1982 and 1983. He retired with 1,011 rushes for 3,666 yards and 23 touchdowns, along with 408 catches (then an NFL record for running backs)[2] for 3,285 and 16 touchdowns.
In his nine seasons in the NFL, Young did not miss a single game, playing in all 131 contests that his teams played in that span.
Personal life
Young has two children: Micah, born in 1985, who is affected by microcephaly, and Colby, born in 1988.
rickey, young, born, december, 1953, former, american, football, running, back, played, nine, seasons, national, football, league, 34position, running, backpersonal, informationborn, 1953, december, 1953, mobile, alabamaheight, weight, career, informationhigh,. Rickey Young born December 7 1953 is a former American football running back who played nine seasons in the National Football League NFL Rickey YoungNo 34Position Running backPersonal informationBorn 1953 12 07 December 7 1953 age 69 Mobile AlabamaHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 196 lb 89 kg Career informationHigh school Vigor Prichard Alabama College Jackson StateNFL Draft 1975 Round 7 Pick 164Career historySan Diego Chargers 1975 1977 Minnesota Vikings 1978 1983 Career highlights and awardsNFL receptions leader 1978 Career NFL statisticsRushing yards 3 666Yards per carry 3 6Rushing touchdowns 23Receptions 408Receiving yards 3 285Receiving touchdowns 16Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 NFL career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCollege career EditYoung played college football at Jackson State University and was a teammate of Walter Payton his nephew and Robert Brazile his cousin NFL career EditYoung was selected in the seventh round of the 1975 NFL Draft with the 164th overall pick by the San Diego Chargers After playing three years for the Chargers 1975 1977 he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for All Pro guard Ed White In his first season with the Vikings 1978 he led the NFL with 88 receptions breaking Chuck Foreman s record for receptions by a running back in a season 1 He played in six seasons with the Vikings but retired after seeing limited action in 1982 and 1983 He retired with 1 011 rushes for 3 666 yards and 23 touchdowns along with 408 catches then an NFL record for running backs 2 for 3 285 and 16 touchdowns In his nine seasons in the NFL Young did not miss a single game playing in all 131 contests that his teams played in that span Personal life EditYoung has two children Micah born in 1985 who is affected by microcephaly and Colby born in 1988 References Edit Currently held by Matt Forte with 102 in 2014 Chase Stuart 12 August 2016 Tony Galbreath A Forgotten Record Holder FootballPerspective com Retrieved 29 January 2017 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from NFL com Pro Football Reference This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rickey Young amp oldid 1120591031, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
