Vince Young's Bio, Wikipedia, Family, and Everything You Need to Know
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Updated Mar 29, 2024
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American football quarterback and former player Vince Young played in the NFL for six seasons. In the 2006 NFL draft, Vince was the third overall pick by the Tennessee Titans and also appeared as a cover athlete for Madden NFL 08. Vince played football in college for the Texas Longhorns, where he received many awards, like the Davey O’Brien award for the college quarterback.
After that, he had his professional career start. In the 2006 Rose Bowl, he was the one who led his team to a memorable victory. In college football history, it was considered an exceptional game. By 2008, Vince's jersey was retired in Texas as an honor for his contribution.
All the time he spent with the Titans, he had a successful start to his NFL career. He earned privileges such as NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and 2 Pro Bowl selections. Even though he succeeded in his career earlier, Vince faced many struggles in the season that came later, which made him change to support roles for other NFL teams.
He had planned to come back to the Canadian Football League, but fate had other plans; he had been released from the NFL before the league began. Vince faced many flip-flops in his career. Vince's dominance of football, whether in his college days or while he was in the NFL, will always be remembered by his fans and other players like him.
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| Name | Vince Paul Young, Jr. |
| Date Of Birth | 18/May/1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Houston (Texas, U.S.) |
| Age | 40 |
| Profession | Athlete, American Football Player |
| Nationality | United States of America |
Family
Vince was raised by his mother and grandmother while his father was in prison for burglary. In 2012, he was married to Candice Johnson, and he also he has a son named Jordan. Vince was always grateful for his mother and grandmother as they were the ones keeping him away from street gangs. He grew up in Houston, Texas.
| Father | Vincent Young Sr. |
| Mother | Felicia Young |
| Grandmother | Unknown |
| Wife | Candice Johnson |
| Son | Jordan |
Age & Height
Vince Young was born on May 18, 1983, and he is 40 years old as of 2024, He is 6 feet 5 inches tall.
Net Worth
In the NFL Vince played as a quarterback as of now his net worth is $400,000. In his career, he played for teams like the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Eagles. When he was in high in his career he earned $13.1 million and even more awards like the NFL Rookie of the Year.
However, in 2014 Vince was facing bankruptcy and many financial issues. He started to work at Texas University after he retired from football. As for now he works in the athletic department and has his foundation to help kids in need.
Career
In the 2005 season, Vince had a plan to go to Texas University for another year in 2006. He dropped his plan when he got the BCS National Championship, he carried on with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leno asked Vince if he would stay in the college or join the NFL draft, but Vince replied that he wanted to consult with his Pastor, Family, and Coach.
Last on 8 January 2006, he announced his entry in the NFL draft, even though some people thought that his style of play was not for the NFL. While others thought he could not enter into the Tennessee Titans, they chose him.
NFL players take a test called Wonderlic which has a problem with it. When Vince got a low score official said that the score was wrong. They gave him a new set of tests, and he got a lot better scores than before. Even some people scolded his agent not making him prepared for the test. This caused trouble bout eventually they were handled on time.
