Before his professional career began, Young played college baseball at Bowling Green State University where he won 37 games to set a Mid-American Conference record.\n', '

Young was born in Georgetown, Ohio, in 1954. He attended Whiteoak High School in Mowrystown, Ohio, graduating in 1972. He then enrolled at Bowling Green State University and was named to the All-Mid-American Conference baseball team for three consecutive years. He twice won 11 games in a season, and his 37 career wins established a MAC record. He compiled a 1.02 ERA in 1974. His 232 strikeouts and 295 innings pitched are also Bowling Green records. He was inducted to the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976.\n', '

Young was drafted by the Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1976 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. He spent the 1976 season with the Lakeland Tigers where he compiled a 4-2 record and 2.78 earned run average (ERA). He began the 1977 with the Double-A Montgomery Rebels where he compiled a 5-2 record and 3.20 ERA. He was promoted to the Triple-A Evansville Triplets in the middle of the 1977 season and went 4-4 with a 4.03 ERA.\n', '

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