21 Facts About Jim Young

James Norman Young was born on June 6,1943 and is a former professional American football and Canadian football player.

Jim Young played running back and wide receiver for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for two seasons, and the CFL's BC Lions for thirteen seasons.

Jim Young is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and the Queen's University Football Hall of Fame.

In 2003, Jim Young was voted a member of the BC Lions All-Time Dream Team as part of the club's 50th anniversary celebration.

In 2006, Jim Young was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.

Jim Young was nicknamed "Dirty Thirty", for his aggressive style and jersey number.

Sports journalist Jim Taylor wrote a football biography of Young featuring the same name.

Jim Young was the first CIS football player, playing for Queen's University, drafted into the National Football League in 1965.

Jim Young ended up signing with the Canadian Football League's BC Lions in a multi-player "trade" between the NFL and the CFL teams, one of the very few transactions to ever occur between the two leagues.

Jim Young wanted to return to Canada, and the BC Lions were very interested in acquiring him, however the Toronto Argonauts had his CFL rights.

The Minnesota Vikings managed getting Jim Young waived out of the NFL.

Jim Young, now waived from the NFL, signed with the BC Lions and Joe Kapp, who was waived from the CFL, was free to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, who had previously claimed his NFL playing rights from the Washington Redskins.

Jim Young played from the 1967 to 1979 season with the BC Lions for 197 games, primarily as a wide receiver.

Jim Young was named a CFL All-Star at wide receiver for the 1972 season, and was a two-time Western Conference All Star at two positions.

Jim Young was awarded the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in the 1970 and 1972 seasons.

Jim Young gained a reputation for his hard nosed play, hence the nickname "Dirty 30".

Jim Young previously held several BC Lions team records, including most receptions, 552, most receiving yards, 9248, and most receiving touchdowns, with 65.

Jim Young is one of only two Lions to surpass the 10,000 yard mark overall and he dominated the Lions offence for many years despite playing with 23 different quarterbacks.

Jim Young saw action in five playoff seasons for BC and still ranks as the fifth all-time leading scorer in club history at 410 points.

In 1991, Jim Young was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

In November, 2006, Jim Young was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.