The year the Rams played in the big game in 1979, Youngblood played every defensive down in that big game with a broken fibula all cast up. Soon before the 1981 season, he underwent a surgery to remove a huge blood clot from under his left arm, resulting in restricted blood flow.
I still have nightmares from the hit he gave me.Jack Youngblood was a terror. YEAR TEAM G RET YDS AVG LNG TD 20+ 40+ FC FUM; 1971 Los Angeles Rams 14 2 36 As a sophomore, Youngblood played defensive end and defensive tackle (recording 24 tackles and four sacks) while also handling the kicking chores for the Gators, kicking a career-long 42-yard field goal to provide the three-point winning margin in his first collegiate game which was against In 1970, Youngblood was recognized as a first-team Some regard Youngblood, who was considered to be an excellent pass rusher,Youngblood graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1972. 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. In 1996 During his career, Jack won the respect of both teammates and opponents. Critics thought Youngblood might be too small to play that position, yet he performed in it well (recording His streak of consecutive games played ended in Week 15 of the When Youngblood retired on August 27, 1985, he asked his career to be remembered for "dignity, integrity, respect and pride".In 1988, Youngblood authored (with Joel Engel) his autobiography, After his retirement, Youngblood worked in player relations and marketing for the Rams from 1985–90 and served as the Rams' color analyst for the Rams Radio Network from 1986–1991.In 1995, he returned to his native Florida as vice president and general manager, then later as president, of the Youngblood was a division president of Dave Liles Ethanol Fuels,During his NFL career, Youngblood partnered with Los Angeles Rams teammate Additionally, some of the sponsorships and advertising ventures Youngblood was involved with were a During his career, Youngblood gained a loyal following which seems to continue through today.
He was extremely quick, had underrated strength, and he got great leverage against the tackles.My sophomore year, we were in Tallahassee and I ran a reverse very early in the game, and I remember being nailed by Jack Youngblood. Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football defensive end who played for 14 years for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. In the 1979 season, Jack secured a career-high score of 18 sacks and was on the 'First-Team All-Pro' for the fifth time. Currently, Youngblood serves on the NFLPA In 2014, Youngblood opened the Jack Youngblood Center for NeuroEnhancement in Youngblood was named to Florida's All-Time High school football team by As a freshman, Youngblood played defensive end, wearing number 52, for the Gator freshman team. He was foaming at the mouth. I remember watching the ball being given to me and thinking, when the ball was about halfway, that it was kind of race to see whether he was going to get to the ball first or me. In July 2006, a game-used Jack Youngblood jersey sold for $6,565 in an online auction.For his achievements he was selected to the All-Time SEC team in 1983.
At the University of Florida, Youngblood was a brother of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (Alpha Omega Chapter), and was a three-year varsity letterman for coach Ray Graves and coach Doug Dickey's Florida Gators football teams from 1968 to 1970.
Youngblood and his teammates were part of the testing for what became Gatorade, a beverage created by doctors Robert Cade and Dana Shires
From 1983-90 the Rams also Ran a 3-4 base defense under Fritz Shurmer, switching to a 4-3 in 1991 under Jeff Fisher and the club stayed with that scheme through 2016.
Youngblood had entered school at 195 pounds and put on 10 pounds a year through weight-lifting, finishing around 245 pounds. He attends hunting, fishing and golf outings when associated with a good cause.Youngblood serves on the Honorary Advisory Board of the St. Louis RamsYoungblood is involved in helping former NFL players in need by supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF). This season, 2020, will be the fourth season of the Rams new 3-4 defense, the first three under Wade Phillips and now under Brandon Staley.