Harry Young
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Harry "Cy" Young , a native of Charleston, West Virginia
, attended three colleges and participated in the athletic programs of all three.
In 1910-11, Young matriculated to Marshall College (now Marshall University
), where he played varsity football, track & field, and baseball. He attended the University of Michigan
where he played for the junior varsity football team for one year, and then transferred to Washington & Lee University, where he was a four-sport player, lettering 16 times.
During his football career at Washington & Lee, Young led the team in scoring four straight years and served as captain of the team in 1916. At that time, W&L played such powerhouses as Army, Navy, Georgia Tech, Indiana, North Carolina and Cornell.
Young’s basketball career equaled his football, playing four years at Washington & Lee where he led the team in scoring three of the four years, serving as captain in 1915. The Helms Foundation selected him in 1917 as an All-American basketball player.
Young’s baseball career also covered a four-year period whereby he led the team in runs scored and in stolen bases each of the four years. He was captain of the 1917 team.
Cy Young’s track record also covered a span of four years where he ran the 100 and 220-yard dashes. He only lost one race during his college career and held many of the school’s track records some of which still stand.
Following his playing days, he served in the Army in World War I, 1917-18. Later in life, he returned to athletics, coaching baseball at William & Mary College (1930-33) and basketball at Washington & Lee (1934-39). He retired as Washington & Lee Alumni Secretary in 1958.
Young was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1958 and to the West Virginia Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1966. He is also an inductee of the Marshall University and Washington & Lee University halls of fame.
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
, attended three colleges and participated in the athletic programs of all three.
In 1910-11, Young matriculated to Marshall College (now Marshall University
Marshall University
Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States....
), where he played varsity football, track & field, and baseball. He attended the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
where he played for the junior varsity football team for one year, and then transferred to Washington & Lee University, where he was a four-sport player, lettering 16 times.
During his football career at Washington & Lee, Young led the team in scoring four straight years and served as captain of the team in 1916. At that time, W&L played such powerhouses as Army, Navy, Georgia Tech, Indiana, North Carolina and Cornell.
Young’s basketball career equaled his football, playing four years at Washington & Lee where he led the team in scoring three of the four years, serving as captain in 1915. The Helms Foundation selected him in 1917 as an All-American basketball player.
Young’s baseball career also covered a four-year period whereby he led the team in runs scored and in stolen bases each of the four years. He was captain of the 1917 team.
Cy Young’s track record also covered a span of four years where he ran the 100 and 220-yard dashes. He only lost one race during his college career and held many of the school’s track records some of which still stand.
Following his playing days, he served in the Army in World War I, 1917-18. Later in life, he returned to athletics, coaching baseball at William & Mary College (1930-33) and basketball at Washington & Lee (1934-39). He retired as Washington & Lee Alumni Secretary in 1958.
Young was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1958 and to the West Virginia Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1966. He is also an inductee of the Marshall University and Washington & Lee University halls of fame.