Tank Younger
Paul Lawrence Younger
Born: June 25, 1928
Grambling, LA USA
Deceased: September 15, 2001
Inglewood, CA
Position: FB-LB-HB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
College: Grambling St.
High School: Grambling State Laboratory (Grambling, LA)
Career: 1949-1958
Tank Younger played from 1949 to 1958 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers. Younger ran for 3,640 yards in his career on 770 attempts, scoring 34 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 100 passes for 1,167 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 52 | 191 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 36 | 223 | 6.2 | 24 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 63 | 331 | 5.3 | 38 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 84 | 350 | 4.2 | 39 | 8 |
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 91 | 610 | 6.7 | 75 | 8 |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 138 | 644 | 4.7 | 54 | 5 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 114 | 518 | 4.5 | 33 | 3 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 96 | 401 | 4.2 | 29 | 3 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 88 | 344 | 3.9 | 36 | 3 |
| Totals | 770 | 3640 | 4.7 | 75 | 34 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 52 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 259 | 13.0 | 48 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 18 | 268 | 14.9 | 54 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 188 | 11.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Totals | 100 | 1167 | 11.7 | 54 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1950 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1951 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1952 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1953 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1954 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1958 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 8 |
| 1950 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1951 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
