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My Take
What gets me about Jack Youngblood is not the trophy case, stuffed as it is with Hall of Fame nods, but the legend of a man playing through a broken leg. Fourteen seasons as a defensive end for the Rams, five-time All-Pro, seven Pro Bowls. Those numbers signal sustained dominance, not a flash. I find myself drawn to athletes whose greatness is measured in durability and stubborn refusal to sit down. At 193 cm and built for the trenches, Youngblood embodies a quieter kind of star power, the kind earned snap after snap rather than handed out in highlights. To me, he is the patron saint of showing up hurt.
Overview
Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was a five-time consensus All-Pro and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Youngblood
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・ヤングブラッド
- Reading
- じゃっく・やんぐぶらっど
- Born
- January 26, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Florida
Awards & achievements
- College Football Hall of Fame
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.