John Paul Young (American football)

John Paul Young
Profile
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	December 31, 1939; Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school	Abilene (Abilene, Texas)
College	Texas Western (1958–1961)
NFL draft	1962: undrafted
Career history
	Texas Western (1962–1963); Assistant coach; Jacksonville High (Texas) (1964–1966); Assistant coach; SMU (1967–1968); Assistant coach; Oklahoma State (1969); Assistant coach; Texas A&M (1970–1977); Assistant coach; Houston Oilers (1978); Special teams coach; Houston Oilers (1979–1980); Linebackers and special teams coach; New Orleans Saints (1981–1985); Linebackers coach; New Orleans Saints (1985); Interim defensive coordinator; Kansas City Chiefs (1986); Defensive line coach; Kansas City Chiefs (1987); Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; Texas Tech (1989–1991); Linebackers coach; Dallas Texans (1992); Head coach; Denver Broncos (1993–1994); Linebackers coach; Texas Terror (1996); Head coach; Frankfurt Galaxy (1997); Linebackers coach;
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

John Paul Young (born December 31, 1939) is an American former college and professional football coach. He was the defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1987. He was also the head coach of the Dallas Texans and Texas Terror of the Arena Football League (AFL).