Jim Young
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"James Norman "Dirty Thirty" Young" is a former professional American football and Canadian football player. Young played running back and wide receiver for the National Football League/NFL's Minnesota Vikings for two seasons (1965–66), and the Canadian Football League/CFL's BC Lions for thirteen seasons (1967–79). Young is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, and the Queen's University Football Hall of Fame. Young's #30 jersey is one of ten numbers BC Lions#Retired numbers/retired by the BC Lions. In 2003, Young was voted a member of the BC Lions#50th Anniversary Dream Team/BC Lions All-Time Dream Team as part of the club’s 50 year anniversary celebration. In 2006, Young was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network The Sports Network/TSN.

Young was nicknamed "Dirty Thirty", for his aggressive style and jersey number. Sports journalist Jim Taylor (sports journalist)/Jim Taylor would write a football biography of Young featuring the same name.

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He's been involved in this (war protest). He's very knowledgeable about what is going on. We don't always agree with him, but we have great admiration for his advocacy and willingness to take a stand.

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If we stay strong, if you don't cross that picket line, the company will have no choice but to contact us.

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We're very proud of Patrick. He has been involved in some causes that we were not as enthusiastic for as others, but he stands up for what he believes in.

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This continues to be about busting our union.

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I have the greatest respect and admiration for both UA and Purdue. I really like the schools, the teams and the coaches. I really believe it's going to be a terrific game.

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What stands out with both the Wildcats and Purdue, ... is that they've got outstanding coaches. Joe Tiller has done a great job re-establishing a winner at Purdue, and Mike Stoops has UA moving in the right direction.

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We're ready for a change.

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