Overview
- Charle Young has died at age 75, with the 49ers saying Tuesday they were informed by his wife and that no cause of death was disclosed.
- Young played 13 NFL seasons for the Eagles, Rams, 49ers and Seahawks, finishing with 418 receptions, 5,106 yards and 27 touchdowns.
- He was the No. 6 pick in the 1973 draft out of USC, earned first-team All-Pro as a rookie and made three straight Pro Bowls with Philadelphia.
- In the 1981 postseason, he caught Joe Montana’s first playoff touchdown and made key grabs against Dallas and Cincinnati as San Francisco claimed Super Bowl XVI.
- He starred at USC as a unanimous All-American on the 1972 national champions, entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and later ran a youth environmental learning center.