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Herbert Jackson Youngblood IIIis an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football Leaguefor 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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Herbert Jackson Youngblood IIIis an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football Leaguefor 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. Before playing professionally, Youngblood played college football for the University of Florida, and was recognized as an All-American. He is considered among the best players Florida ever produced–a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and one of only six Florida Gators to be named to the Gator Football Ring of Honor.
After retiring as a player in 1985, Youngblood worked in the Rams’ front office until 1991. He also worked in the front office of the Sacramento Surge of the World Leaguefrom 1992 to 1993, and the Canadian Football League (CFL)’s Sacramento Gold Miners from 1993 to 1994. He was a vice-president, then president, of the Orlando Predators from 1995 until 1999. From 1999 through 2002, he served as the NFL’s liaison for the Arena Football League (AFL).
Youngblood has made forays into broadcasting (both radio and television), acting, and business, and has written an autobiography. He was a popular spokesperson for various products, and he has been consistently involved in charity work, starting in college, continuing throughout his NFL career, and remaining so today. Currently, Youngblood serves on the NFLPA Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee.
In 2014, Youngblood opened the Jack Youngblood Center for NeuroEnhancement in Orlando, Florida, which attempts to treat the symptoms of traumatic brain injury and offer care to patients in effort to restore normal brain function. Youngblood has stated, “The bonus with this therapy is that the time invested is minimal, while the results are extraordinary.”
23 Quotes by Jack Youngblood
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I don’t talk much to offensive linemen in general.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between.
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I think my numbers speak for themselves.
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He took me under his wing when I first came to the Rams and taught me everything – his technique in the pass rush, how to play off blockers, and how to make the big play.
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Good luck is a residue of preparation.
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You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best – or you’re gonna make it work out.
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Football has been my life for as long as I can remember.
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The disappointment of losing is huge.
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But this was my chance to go to the Super Bowl. Nothing was going to stop me.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don’t matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it done.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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The emotions of the game do not change.
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I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It’s like having a mental workshop.
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It’s unbelievable how many things I’ve learned from Merlin Olsen.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I think we all want to be remembered for what we did.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you’ll come out on top.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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One day, though, I was asked if I’d like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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He owned a service station, and I used to go there and piddle around – pump some gas, get in the way.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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Boy, I’ll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)
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Sure enough, it wasn’t long until I got a call, telling me I had a scholarship there. It was the only scholarship offer I had and, believe me, I jumped at it.
Jack YoungbloodAmerican football player (born 1950)