Paul "Tank" Younger

Rushing yards	3,640
Rushing average	4.7
Receptions	100
Receiving yards	1,167
Total touchdowns	35
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tank Younger
	Younger on a 1952 Bowman football card
No. 13, 11, 35
Positions	Fullback ; Halfback ; Linebacker
Personal information
Born	June 25, 1928; Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	September 15, 2001 (aged 73); Inglewood, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Grambling State U. Lab. (LA)
College	Grambling State
NFL draft	1949: undrafted
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1949–1957); Pittsburgh Steelers (1958);
Awards and highlights
	NFL champion (1951); First-team All-Pro (1951); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1952, 1954); 4× Pro Bowl (1951–1953, 1955);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards
Rushing yards	3,640
Rushing average	4.7
Receptions	100
Receiving yards	1,167
Total touchdowns	35
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

Paul Lawrence "Tank" Younger (June 25, 1928 – September 15, 2001) was an American professional football player who was a fullback, halfback, and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) from 1949 through 1958. He played college football for Grambling State University, was the first NFL player from a predominantly black college, and was the first African American to become an NFL front-office administrator (scout and executive with the Rams until 1975).