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- Birth namePaul Lawrence Younger
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Paul 'Tank' Younger was born on June 25, 1928 in Grambling, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Crazylegs (1953), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953). He was married to Lucille. He died on September 15, 2001 in Inglewood, California, USA.
- SpouseLucille(1948 - September 15, 2001) (his death, 3 children)
- His "Crazylegs" co-star, Deacon Dan Towler, died over a month before Younnger's death in September 2001.
- Played fullback/linebacker/halfback for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams (1949-1957) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1958).
- Ranks 15th on NFL All-Time Rushing Average List (4.727).
- "I don't know if I felt like a trailblazer, but I experienced some of the same things Robinson experienced, but I guess I was willing to do a lot of things to achieve my goal, and my goal was to be a football player in the N.F.L." (on his goal of breaking the NFL's color barrier)
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