Super Bowl Champion Charle Young Dies at 75 After 187 NFL Games

14 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13

Charle Young, the former tight end who helped the 49ers win Super Bowl XVI, died at 75, with San Francisco announcing his death Tuesday and offering condolences to his family.
The No. 6 pick in the 1973 NFL Draft built a 13-year NFL career, making three Pro Bowls, earning All-Pro honors and finishing with 418 catches, 5,106 yards and 27 touchdowns in 187 games.
Young joined San Francisco in 1980 and contributed to its 1981 title season, catching a 14-yard pass in the Super Bowl and scoring in the divisional playoff win over the Giants.
Before the NFL, Young starred at USC, helping the Trojans win the 1972 national championship; he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

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