Bill Young (American football coach)
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Hereford, Texas
Tulsa, Oklahoma
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1946 Hereford, Texas |
| Died | March 17, 2021 (aged 74) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1967 | Oklahoma State |
| Position(s) | Outside linebacker, defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969 | Carl Albert HS (OK) (assistant) |
| 1970–1975 | Putnam City West HS (OK) (DC) |
| 1976–1978 | Oklahoma State (OL/DL) |
| 1979 | Iowa State (DT) |
| 1980–1982 | Tulsa (DL) |
| 1983–1984 | Tulsa (DC/DL) |
| 1985–1987 | Arizona State (DL) |
| 1988–1995 | Ohio State (DC) |
| 1996–1997 | Oklahoma (DC) |
| 1998–2000 | USC (DC) |
| 2001 | Detroit Lions (DL) |
| 2002–2007 | Kansas (DC) |
| 2008 | Miami (FL) (DC) |
| 2009–2012 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 2013 | Wyoming (DQC) |
| 2014 | Yukon HS (OK) |
| 2015–2018 | Tulsa (DC/DL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Academic All-Big Eight (1967) | |
William Louis Young (August 17, 1946 – March 17, 2021) was an American football coach whose career spanned more than 45 years at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels. He 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).
Born in Hereford, Texas, Young attended U.S. 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.