Adolf Frederick "Swede" Youngstrom was an American professional football player in the National Football League.
11 Facts About Swede Youngstrom
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Swede Youngstrom played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green, earning consensus All-American honors in 1919.
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Swede Youngstrom served as a player-coach for the Yellow Jackets in 1927.
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Outside of the NFL, Swede Youngstrom played pro football for the Millville Big Blue and the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven.
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Swede Youngstrom then sought his parents' permission to go out for the football team.
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Swede Youngstrom's father feared that his son, who weighed just 140 pounds, would be susceptible to injury.
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Swede Youngstrom was credited with blocking nine punts in his senior year, three of those blocks came in the 1919 title game against Colgate University.
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In 1926, Swede Youngstrom accepted an offer to play for the Frankford Yellow Jackets.
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Swede Youngstrom spent two seasons with the Jackets, and played a major role in helping the team win the 1926 NFL title.
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Swede Youngstrom played for the Millville Big Blue, a professional football team based in Millville, New Jersey from 1921 until around 1928.
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Swede Youngstrom played for the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven, a barnstorming team, made up of several Big Blue members.