Harry Young

Who was Harry Young?

Harry K. "Cy" Young, a native of Charleston, West Virginia, attended three colleges and participated in the athletic programs of all three.

In 1910–11, Young matriculated to Marshall College, where he played varsity football, track & field, and baseball. He attended the University of Michigan where he played for the junior varsity football team for one year, and then transferred to Washington & Lee University, where he was a four-sport player, lettering 16 times.

During his football career at Washington & Lee, Young led the team in scoring four straight years and served as captain of the team in 1916. At that time, W&L played such powerhouses as Army, Navy, Georgia Tech, Indiana, North Carolina and Cornell.

Young’s basketball career equaled his football, playing four years at Washington & Lee where he led the team in scoring three of the four years, serving as captain in 1915. The Helms Foundation selected him in 1917 as an All-American basketball player.

Young’s baseball career also covered a four-year period whereby he led the team in runs scored and in stolen bases each of the four years. He was captain of the 1917 team.