April 6, 2004

Charles Young, a unanimous All-American tight end on USC's 1972 national championship football team, has been named to the 14-member 2004 Division I-A class of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Young will be inducted at a Dec. 7 dinner in New York City and then enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in ceremonies in August of 2005 in South Bend, Ind.

He is the 33rd Trojan, including 26 players, in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Young's 2004 classmates include 11 other players--running back Bob Anderson of Army (1957-59), middle guard Tony Casillas of Oklahoma (1982-85), linebacker Frank Emanuel of Tennessee (1963-65), punter Ray Guy of Southern Mississippi (1970-72), guard/linebacker Wayne Harris of Arkansas (1958-60), quarterback Joe Kapp of California (1956-58), tight end James Mandich of Michigan (1967-69), running back Lydell Mitchell of Penn State (1969-71), defensive tackle Tracy Rocker of Auburn (1985-88), defensive back Jack Tatum of Ohio State (1968-70) and quarterback Andre Ware of Houston (1987-89)--and 2 coaches: LaVell Edwards of BYU (1972-2000) and George Welsh of Navy and Virginia (1973-2000).

Nicknamed "Tree" because of his 6-4 height, Young had a then-USC tight end record 68 receptions for 1,090 yards and 10 touchdowns in his 3-year career (1970-72), including a team-best 29 grabs for 470 yards and 3 scores as a 1972 senior.

The sixth pick of the 1973 draft by Philadelphia, he played in the NFL for 13 years for the Eagles (1973-76), Rams (1977-79), 49ers (1980-82) and Seahawks (1983-85). He appeared in Super Bowls XIV and XVI.