John Paul Young (born December 31, 1939) is an American former college and professional football coach.
He was also the head coach of the Dallas Texans and Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL).
[4][5][6] He was an assistant coach for the SMU Mustangs from 1967 to 1968, the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 1969, and the Texas A&M Aggies from 1970 to 1977.
[5][7] Young became the special teams coach of the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1978.
[9] Young then returned to the college ranks and served as the linebackers coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1989 to 1991.