Willie Young (offensive tackle, born 1943)

{{Short description|American football player (1943–2020)}}

{{distinguish|Willie Young (offensive tackle, born 1947)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Willie Young

| image =

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| number = 69, 65

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|6|27|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|26|1943|6|27}}

| death_place = Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 265

| high_school = Lincoln (LA)

| college = Grambling State

| undraftedyear = 1965

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1966|1975}})

| highlights =

• First-team Little All-American (1965)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 135

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 119

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 3

| pfr = Y/YounWi21

}}

William Joseph Lull Young (June 27, 1943 – July 26, 2020) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants. He played college football at Grambling State University.{{cite web |title=Former Grambling and NFL offensive lineman, Willie Young passes away |url=https://www.myarklamiss.com/college-sports/former-grambling-and-nfl-offensive-lineman-willie-young-passes-away |publisher=MyArklaMiss}}

Young signed with the Giants as a free agent in 1965 and stayed with the team throughout his career. He played ten seasons, appearing in 135 games, mostly at left tackle, and starting 119 of those.{{cite web |title=Former Giant Willie Young dead at 77 |url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2020/07/29/former-new-york-giants-willie-young-dead-at-77/ |publisher=Giants Wire |access-date=30 July 2020}}

Young died on July 26, 2020.

His son, Rodney Young, also played in the NFL for the Giants.