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
Position:	Fullback ; Halfback ; Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	June 25, 1928; Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:	September 15, 2001 (aged 73); Inglewood, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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);
Career highlights and awards
	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).