Bill Young (American football coach)

William L. Young (born August 17, 1946) is an American football coach whose career has spanned more than 45 years at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. He has served as the defensive coordinator at prominent college football programs like Ohio State (1988–1995), Oklahoma (1996–1997), USC (1998–2000), Miami (2008), and Oklahoma State (2009–2012).

Bill Young
Biographical details
Born (1946-08-17) August 17, 1946
Hereford, Texas
Playing career
1965–1967Oklahoma State
Position(s)Outside linebacker, defensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1969Carl Albert (OK) HS (assistant)
1970–1975Putnam City West (OK) HS (DC)
1976–1978Oklahoma State (OL/DL)
1979Iowa State (DT)
1980–1982Tulsa (DL)
1983–1984Tulsa (DC/DL)
1985–1987Arizona State (DL)
1988–1995Ohio State (DC)
1996–1997Oklahoma (DC)
1998–2000USC (DC)
2001Detroit Lions (DL)
2002–2007Kansas (DC)
2008Miami (FL) (DC)
2009–2012Oklahoma State (DC)
2013Wyoming (DQC)
2014Yukon (OK) HS
2015–2018Tulsa (DC/DL)
Head coaching record
Overall4–6 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Academic All-Big Eight (1967)

Early years

Born in Hereford, Texas, Young attended Grant High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and graduated in 1968. He later earned a master's degree from Central Oklahoma. After his senior year of high school Young was named to the Oklahoma all-state team as an alternate. Young was a defensive lineman at Oklahoma State. He started for three years and was an academic all-conference player. He was also an honorable mention all-conference player.

Coaching career

After graduating, Young spent six seasons as a high school coach at Carl Albert and Putnam City West before returning to Oklahoma State as a graduate assistant.

Young was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given to the nation's top assistant coach, while at Kansas in 2007. He then orchestrated a defensive turnaround unprecedented at Oklahoma State. For once the defense was actually the bright spot on the team as it finished in the Top 35 in the nation in 2009.[1]

When hired by Oklahoma State Young stated that he was torn between having to choose between Miami and OSU. He also went on to say "It means a lot to me to come back to OSU because I am a graduate, I played there and now we are back as part of the Cowboy family. My wife and I are very excited to get back to Stillwater and Oklahoma State."[2]

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References
  1. "Player Bio: Bill Young - Oklahoma State Official Athletic Site". Okstate.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  2. "Oklahoma State hires Bill Young as defensive coordinator - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. January 20, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
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