He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
Young was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL draft.
Young played in the NFL for six seasons with the Chargers (1991–1995) and the Buffalo Bills (1998).
Most recently he was the head coach at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo.
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