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RB · #0 · Minnesota Vikings

Rickey Young

Born 1953 6'2" · 196 lb Jackson State University Drafted 1975 · R7 #164 by LAC 1975 – 1983 · 9 Seasons

Career with playoffs

135 Games 9 seasons
3,672 Rush Yds 27.2 / game
23 Rush TD 0.17 / game
1,014 Car
3.6 Y/C
119 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 577 1975'75
  2. 802 1976'76
  3. 543 1977'77
  4. 417 1978'78
  5. 708 1979'79
  6. 351 1980'80
  7. 129 1981'81
  8. 55 1982'82
  9. 90 1983'83
  1. 5 1975'75
  2. 4 1976'76
  3. 4 1977'77
  4. 1 1978'78
  5. 3 1979'79
  6. 3 1980'80
  7. 0 1981'81
  8. 1 1982'82
  9. 2 1983'83
  1. 138 1975'75
  2. 162 1976'76
  3. 157 1977'77
  4. 134 1978'78
  5. 188 1979'79
  6. 132 1980'80
  7. 47 1981'81
  8. 17 1982'82
  9. 39 1983'83
  1. 4.2 1975'75
  2. 5.0 1976'76
  3. 3.5 1977'77
  4. 3.1 1978'78
  5. 3.8 1979'79
  6. 2.7 1980'80
  7. 2.7 1981'81
  8. 3.2 1982'82
  9. 2.3 1983'83

Latest games · 1983

  1. @ W12 W 17–14 12 car · 38 yds0 TD
  2. @ W14 L 2–13 2 car · 7 yds0 TD
  3. W15 L 13–19 2 car · 5 yds0 TD
  4. W16 W 20–14 4 car · 6 yds0 TD

Career bests

Best season 1976 802 yds · 4 TD
Most TDs 1975 5 TD · 138 car
Best Y/C 1976 5.0 Y/C · 162 car
Most first downs 1979 42 1D · 188 car

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