Charle Young, a former team captain and member of the first playoff teams in Seahawks history, died on Tuesday at the age of 75.
Young, an All-Pro and Pro-Bowl selection with the Eagles early in his career, went on to play for the Rams and 49ers, winning a Super Bowl title with the latter, before finishing his 13-year NFL career with the Seahawks, playing three seasons in Seattle from 1983-1985.
Young joined the Chuck Knox-led Seahawks in 1983 and started all 16 games for the team that would become the first in franchise history to reach the postseason, with that 1983 squad reaching the AFC championship game.
Young, who played for Knox when both were with the Rams in 1977, was one of several veterans Knox brought to Seattle when he took the job in 1983 with the expectation that they would “Teach these guys how to win,” as former Bills and Seahawks guard Reggie McKenzie explained it.
Young was named Seattle's offensive team captain for the 1984 season, making him one of just three players to be named offensive captain for the Seahawks during the 1980s along with Steve Largent and Curt Warner.
In his three seasons with the Seahawks, Young recorded 97 receptions for 1,217 yards and five touchdowns while starting 43 of 45 games played. Young stayed in the Seattle area after retiring and was active in the Seahawks Legends community. Young also volunteered his time in the community to several organizations and also served as an NFL uniform inspector at Seahawks home games for several years.
