Jack Youngblood was a five-time consensus All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
88 Facts About Jack Youngblood
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Jack Youngblood worked in the front office of the Sacramento Surge of the World League from 1992 to 1993, and the administration of the Canadian Football League's Sacramento Gold Miners from 1993 to 1994.
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Jack Youngblood was a vice-president, then president, of the Orlando Predators from 1995 until 1999.
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Jack Youngblood has made forays into broadcasting, acting, and business, and has written an autobiography.
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Jack Youngblood was a popular spokesperson for various products, and he has been consistently involved in charity work, starting in college, continuing throughout his NFL career, and remaining so today.
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Currently, Jack Youngblood serves on the NFLPA Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee.
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Jack Youngblood was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Herbert J and Kay Youngblood.
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Jack Youngblood attended Monticello-Jefferson County High School in Monticello, Florida, graduating in 1967.
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Jack Youngblood was All-Big Bend, All-Conference and the Big Bend Linemen of the Year and the Outstanding Lineman for the Tigers that season while leading a defense that shutout seven opponents and allowed ten touchdowns in 12 games, including the state playoffs.
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Jack Youngblood was a four-year letterman in football and played basketball at M-JC High as well as participating in 4-H, Student Council, and Key Club International.
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Jack Youngblood was named to Florida's All-Time High school football team by Sports Illustrated in 1989.
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At the University of Florida, Jack Youngblood was a brother of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, and was a three-year varsity letterman for coach Ray Graves and coach Doug Dickey's Florida Gators football teams from 1968 to 1970.
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Jack Youngblood had entered school at 195 pounds and put on 10 pounds a year through weight-lifting, finishing around 245 pounds.
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Jack Youngblood played a key role in the Gator Bowl recording nine tackles and forcing a fumble.
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Jack Youngblood set a school record for sacks in 1969 and led the teams' defensive linemen with 66 tackles.
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In 1970, Jack Youngblood was recognized as a first-team All-American, while recording 58 tackles and leading the team with 10 sacks to finish his Gator career with 29 quarterback sacks.
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Jack Youngblood was named to the SEC All-Conference team in 1970, which ended three winning seasons while at Florida.
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Jack Youngblood was the 1970 recipient of Florida's Fergie Ferguson Award, which goes to the senior who displays outstanding leadership, character, and courage.
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Some regard Jack Youngblood, who was considered to be an excellent pass rusher, as the best defensive lineman in Gators history as well as one of the top five players in the University of Florida's football program.
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Jack Youngblood graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1972.
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Jack Youngblood was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 1971 NFL Draft.
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Jack Youngblood was the 20th overall pick in that draft and signed a 3-year $105,000 contract including a $30,000 signing bonus.
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Jack Youngblood was named All-Rookie by Football Digest and after the season Jones was traded to the San Diego Chargers.
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In 1973, Jack Youngblood was a Second-team All-pro selection and went to the first of his seven Pro Bowls and led the Rams with 16.5 sacks.
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Jack Youngblood was voted the Rams defensive lineman of the year by the Rams Alumni Association.
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Jack Youngblood was honored as the NFC Defensive Player of the Year by United Press International in 1975 and Pro Football Weekly named Jack Youngblood the NFL defensive lineman of the year.
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Later in the game, Jack Youngblood forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Fred Dryer, blocked an extra point attempt, and sacked Hart to stop a Cardinals drive.
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Jack Youngblood was extremely quick, had underrated strength, and he got great leverage against the tackles.
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Jack Youngblood repeated his NFC Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1976 while co-leading the Rams in sacks with 14.5, being named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl, and being a consensus first-team All-Pro for the third straight season.
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In 1978, the Rams led the NFL in total defense and Jack Youngblood was named to his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl and was a consensus first-team All-Pro for the fourth time in five years.
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One of the athletic feats for which Jack Youngblood is best known is that of playing in the 1979 playoffs, including Super Bowl XIV, with a fractured left fibula.
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Jack Youngblood played in the 1980 Pro Bowl with the injured leg, a week after the Super Bowl.
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Jack Youngblood was voted to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl.
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Jack Youngblood played in seven straight Pro Bowls, five NFC Championships, and one Super Bowl.
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Jack Youngblood was the Rams' defensive captain from 1977 through 1984 and was voted the Dan Reeves award 3 times, which is awarded to the team's MVP.
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Critics thought Jack Youngblood might be too small to play that position, yet he performed in it well despite being considered undersized.
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In Week 5 of 1984 against the New York Giants, Jack Youngblood recorded two sacks, drew three holding calls and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week by the NFL.
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Jack Youngblood had suffered a ruptured disc in his lower back two weeks earlier.
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Jack Youngblood attributed his ability to play to a series of back adjustments that allowed him more freedom of movement, even though team doctors told Youngblood he was out for the season and needed surgery.
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Jack Youngblood was voted the Rams' recipient of the 1984 Ed Block Courage Award by "representing everything that is positive about professional football and serving as an inspiration in their locker rooms being a positive role model in his communities".
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When Jack Youngblood retired on August 27,1985, he asked his career to be remembered for "dignity, integrity, respect and pride".
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Jack Youngblood was a regular guest on ESPN programs Star-Shot, Sportslook and Great Outdoors programs.
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In 2000, Jack Youngblood was hired as the co-host for Wal-Mart's Great Outdoors and served in that capacity through 2003.
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In 1988, Jack Youngblood authored his autobiography, Blood.
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The book outlined Jack Youngblood's drive and passion for professional football and reviewed his career, his injuries, his successes, and his failures on the football field.
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The book recounts when, between the 1973 and 1974 seasons, Jack Youngblood traveled to Logan, Utah, to help Rams teammates Merlin and Phil Olsen with their summer football camp.
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Jack Youngblood moved to the World League of American Football as the Director of Marketing for the Sacramento Surge in 1991, during which time the Surge won the 1992 World Bowl.
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Jack Youngblood moved to the Sacramento Gold Miners of the Canadian Football League in 1993.
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Jack Youngblood served as a color analyst for both the Surge and the Gold Miners radio networks and hosted a sports radio talk show at KHTK-AM 1140 in Sacramento, California, when that station became a sports format station in 1994.
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Jack Youngblood was a division president of Dave Liles Ethanol Fuels, which produces a fuel additive that purports to boost octane, clean fuel systems, and help the environment by reducing engine emissions and being completely biodegradable.
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Jack Youngblood owns and maintains a farm in his native North Florida, in which he currently raises pine trees and where he raised cattle until 2002.
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Additionally, while still active with the Rams, Jack Youngblood worked with BankAmericard, in a public relations capacity.
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Jack Youngblood owned and operated the South Coast Club in Huntington Beach, California, during his career.
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Additionally, some of the sponsorships and advertising ventures Jack Youngblood was involved with were a Miller Lite TV commercial in 1985 and Honda Power machines in 1985.
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Jack Youngblood had print ads for Pro Tron Weights, regional ad, 1984, Dan Post Handcrafted Boots, national print-ad 1986, Cal-Gym, national print-ad, 1986, and was a national spokesman for Protatonin in 2001.
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In July 2006, a game-used Jack Youngblood jersey sold for $6,565 in an online auction.
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Fox News' Mike Straka listed Jack Youngblood as having one of the NFL's "great names".
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Jack Youngblood was given the same honor in the 2004 book Right on the Numbers by Nino Frostino, and the Best Athletes by the Number blog.
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Jack Youngblood was an All-American selection in 1970, as well as being the SEC Lineman of the Year, All-SEC, and a finalist for the Outland Trophy.
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Jack Youngblood was named the Outstanding Lineman of the Game and in 1989 he was voted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame.
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Jack Youngblood was voted to the All-SEC Quarter-Century Team as well as being voted to the 25-year All-SEC teams which spanned from the 1961 through the 1985 seasons.
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In 1995, Jack Youngblood was voted one of the SEC Football Legends and was presented at the SEC championship game in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jack Youngblood, who is regarded by some as the best defensive end in Gators history, was named to the All-time Florida Gators team in 1983, and in 1999 he was voted to the Florida Gator All-Century Team.
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In 1975, Jack Youngblood was voted to the Florida Sports Hall of Fame which features great athletes who played college or professional athletics and have a Florida connection.
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Five years later, in 2006, Jack Youngblood was among the first four Gator legends to be inducted into the Florida Football Ring of Honor, alongside Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, and Emmitt Smith.
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In 1992, Jack Youngblood was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Jack Youngblood was named by one SEC publication as the Top All-Time SEC Defensive of All-Time.
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Jack Youngblood was named by the Birmingham News as one of the Top 10 defensive linemen in SEC history, ranking with SEC greats as Reggie White, Doug Atkins, and Bill Stanfill.
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Jack Youngblood was elected to NFL All-Pro teams five times during his 14 years with the Rams and was an All-NFC selection seven times.
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Jack Youngblood was named to seven Pro Bowls and was a first alternate to the game in 1984, his final season.
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Jack Youngblood was on the 1984 All-Madden team and was chosen by John Madden as the player who most exemplified the All-Madden team.
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Jack Youngblood is a member of the Los Angeles Rams' 50th Anniversary Team, and the Rams All-Century Team chosen after the 1999 season.
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Jack Youngblood was voted the Rams' Outstanding Defensive Linemen by the Rams' Alumni nine times.
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Four years earlier Jack Youngblood was recognized as the 1983 Orange County Sportsman of the Year by the Orange County Youth Sports Foundation.
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Jack Youngblood played in 201 consecutive games, a Rams team record; he only missed one game in his 14-year NFL career.
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Jack Youngblood was the Rams' defensive captain from 1977 through 1984 and was voted the recipient Dan Reeves award three times, which is awarded to the team's most valuable player.
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Jack Youngblood was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 along with Ron Yary, Lynn Swann, Jackie Slater, Mike Munchak, Marv Levy, and Nick Buoniconti and inducted in August in Canton, Ohio.
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Jack Youngblood had a lot of heart; he played hard, he played tough, and he was as quick as a hiccup.
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Jack Youngblood was on the small side but he had great pass rush moves, just a hellacious player.
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Dan Dierdorf, a Hall of Fame tackle, said that Youngblood was "by far the toughest opponent I faced in my career", a thought echoed by Viking Hall of Fame tackle Ron Yary who said, "There wasn't anybody who was tougher to block than Jack".
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Hall of Fame defensive tackle Merlin Olsen paid Youngblood the highest compliment by stating that Jack was the "perfect defensive end".
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Jack Youngblood was involved in the 1974 NFL-USO tour to Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
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In 1977, Jack Youngblood was the chairman of the Los Angeles-area "Right to Read" program and active in the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation.
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Jack Youngblood was named the Orange County "Sportsman of the Year" by the hospital in 1987.
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Since 2001, Jack Youngblood has been the St Louis Rams' host for the Taste of the NFL charity event, a dinner held annually at the Super Bowl to raise funds for Feeding America-The Nation's Foodbank Network.
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Jack Youngblood attends hunting, fishing and golf outings when associated with a good cause.
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Jack Youngblood is active in the Orlando chapter of Young Life, a nationwide organization whose goals include attempting to mentor young men and women in the Christian faith.
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Jack Youngblood is involved in helping former NFL players in need by supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund.