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Glen Young

Retired

Cleveland Browns · WR

Glen Young recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

5.5

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Glen Young's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1983
DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 6, 1983

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1983

2 rec · 95 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 8, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

1 rec · 45 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 22, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

3 rec · 49 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 9, 1984

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1984

1 rec · 47 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Wild Card
1988
TENNESSEETITANS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 24, 1988

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns

Wild Card · Dec 24, 1988

0 rec · 0 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Glen Young's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 95 receiving yards

Regular Season
1983
DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 6, 1983

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 6, 1983

2 rec · 95 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 3 receptions

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 22, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

3 rec · 49 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
1985
CLEVELANDBROWNS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 8, 1985

Cleveland Browns vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 8, 1985

1 rec · 45 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Glen Young's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1985

01
PHIYOUNG—Glen Young
PHIJAWORSKI7Ron Jaworski
PHICARMICHAEL—Harold Carmichael

From exhaustion to the first Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles · Vermeil's climb

Dick Vermeil turned a depleted roster into the 1980 NFC champion through relentless development and Montgomery's complete running.

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Franchise era

1966–1984

02
CLEYOUNG—Glen Young
CLESIPE—Brian Sipe
CLENEWSOME—Ozzie Newsome

Sipe's late-game offense revives Cleveland

Cleveland Browns · From contention to the Kardiac Kids

The Browns remained competitive after Brown and later found a new identity in Sipe's dramatic 1980 MVP season.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARYOUNG—Glen Young
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

04
CLEYOUNG—Glen Young
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons58 career games11 career receptions317 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 3, 1983Most recent: Dec 24, 1988

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history