Vince Young

Vince Young

18-May-1983


Andorra


Football quarterback

Young played college football for the University of Texas. As a young man, he won the Davey O'Brien Award, which is given annually to the quarterback in the best college in the nation. He finished second behind Reggie Bush in the Heisman Trophy. After Heisman's vote, Young led his team to the BCS National Championship against USS Trojans striker who defended and ran Reggie Bush's 2006 Rose Bowl. It was one of the most anticipated games in the history of college football.

QUOTES BY Vince Young


"It comes with age, ... more years, more experience and more working with players on my team."

"He has that play-making ability, ... We looked at film of him all summer, and a lot of great teams couldn't tackle him."

"That's the expectation on this team, getting back to the Rose Bowl, ... There's plenty more work to do. But we're almost halfway home."

"I'm honored to join TNT's coverage of the All-Star events. As an ambassador for Houston, I look forward to interacting with players, celebrities and fans visiting our city."

"Man, Coach Brown, he's so relaxed. We've seen that guy dancing this week at practice and he's dancing in the locker room. It brings tears to guys' eyes and brings happiness to everybody."

"I don't really care about the criticism, because I'm pretty much used to it. There's always something about Vince. ... I feel like I've overcome all of that, turned out pretty good, so I want to continue to do that in the NFL as well."

"I accept what God blessed me to be: a leader, a quarterback. It comes with a lot of fame, a lot of awards, a lot of things."

"He's been through a lot. Just to see him keep fighting ... I'm proud of him, proud of all the hard work he's done to get to this point."

"There were trials and tribulations that my brother went through. But just to see him keep fighting - he could have just quit, but he was still here, still on the sidelines with his little hopping ankle and still coaching the guys. You've got to respect a guy like that."

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