William Turner Clint Young (November 12, 1890 – December 2, 1978) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas—now known as Arkansas State University—in 1913,[1] compiling a record of 5–2–1.
Young graduated from Jonesboro High School, and then played football, basketball, and baseball for the University of Arkansas.[1] He was a fullback on the football team.[2]
Young took over as head football coach at Jonesboro after E. E. Tarr left due to his sister's illness.[1] In 1915, Young was hired as the head football coach for his alma mater, Jonesboro High School.[3] He returned as head coach in 1922.[4]
After his coaching career, Young operated Young Motor Co., in East St. Louis, Illinois. In 1937, 20 cars were destroyed costing around $7,000 after faulty wiring caused a fire in the building he owned.[5] In 1938, Young married Hazel Lane in Chicago.[6] Young also owned the Young Lumber Company in East St. Louis. He died on December 2, 1978, at the Castle Haven Nursing Home in Belleville, Illinois.[7]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Aggies (Independent) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Jonesboro Aggies | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| Jonesboro Aggies: | 5–2–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–2–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Coach Young Named By Aggie Dean to Instruct the Boys". Jonesboro Daily Tribune. September 15, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Jonesboro Youth in Game Saturday". Jonesboro Daily Tribune. October 24, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Jonesboro High Will Have Football Team". Jonesboro Daily Tribune. October 1, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Clint Young Will Be High School Coach". Jonesboro Daily Tribune. September 18, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Fire Destroys Clint Young's Nash Agency". Jonesboro Daily Tribune. November 19, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Clint Young Weds Lovely St. Louis Girl In Quiet Ceremony Saturday". The Sun. December 12, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "deaths in the area; William Young". Belleville News-Democrat. Belleville, Illinois. December 3, 1978. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Clint Young". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas State University Athletics. pp. 162, 184, 238. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
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