Members
Inductee
YOUNG, JIM
YOUNG, JIM
Born on April 21, 1935
Van Wert, OH
Inducted On
June 10, 2016
Location Inducted
West Lafayette, IN
Region Number
4
Purdue
Coach
Van Wert
1953
Ohio State University 2 yrs.; Bowling Green State University
1956
Coach Young is retired and living in Arizona.
Wife, Jane; children, Laura, Elaina, John, Colleen, and Jim, Jr.
Coaching Experience: Grad assistant coach, BGSU, 1957, then assistant coach 1959; Lima Shawnee HS coach 1960-1963 with 28-10 record; assistant coach Miami of Ohio 1964-1968; defensive coordinator U of Michigan 1969-1972, including acting head coach for 1970 Rose Bowl; head coach Arizona 1973-1976, Purdue 1977-1981, and Army 1983-1990; assistant coach Arizona 1992; retired after 30 years coaching with 120-71-2 career record, 18 as head coach and 12 as an assistant.
Coaching Honors: Compiled a 5-1 record in 6 bowl games; 4 teams finished season ranked in top 20 nationally; Arizona WAC Champs, Coach of Year 1973, and 31-13 record; Purdue Big Ten Coach of Year 1978 and 38-19-1 record; third winningest coach in Army history with 51-39-1 record; received All-American Johnny Vaught Head Coach Lifetime Achievement Award 1997; named to Halls of Fame at Purdue, Bowling Green, US Military Academy, Arizona, Lima Shawnee HS, Pima County, OH; inductee College Football Hall of Fame 1999
Coaching Honors: Compiled a 5-1 record in 6 bowl games; 4 teams finished season ranked in top 20 nationally; Arizona WAC Champs, Coach of Year 1973, and 31-13 record; Purdue Big Ten Coach of Year 1978 and 38-19-1 record; third winningest coach in Army history with 51-39-1 record; received All-American Johnny Vaught Head Coach Lifetime Achievement Award 1997; named to Halls of Fame at Purdue, Bowling Green, US Military Academy, Arizona, Lima Shawnee HS, Pima County, OH; inductee College Football Hall of Fame 1999
