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Bryant Young

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Name:

Bryant Colby Young

Uniform Number: 97

Position:

Defensive End/tackle

Current Team:

Retired

Other Teams:

San Francisco 49ers (1994-2007)

Measurables:


Height: 6-3
Weight: 291
Date of birth: January 27, 1972
Place of birth: Chicago Heights, Illinois

High School:

Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois

College:

Notre Dame

Drafted:

by the San Francisco 49ers in round 1 (No. 7 overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.

Drafted Right After:

Trent Dilfer, QB Fresno State (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Drafted Right Before:

Sam Adams, DT Texas A&M (Seattle Seahawks)

Awards
Pro Bowls (1996, 1999, 2001, 2002)

NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1999)
UPI NFC Rookie of the Year (1994)
Member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team

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