Frank Youso
American football player (1936–2022)
Frank Michael Youso (July 5, 1936 – October 8, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and professionally for the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) and for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL).
Career
Youso attended Falls High School in International Falls, Minnesota, graduating in 1954. He enrolled at the University of Minnesota and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team as an offensive tackle and defensive tackle. He was named an All-American with Minnesota, and played in the Blue–Gray Football Classic and the Senior Bowl.
The New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) selected Youso 23rd overall in the second round of the 1958 NFL draft. He played for three seasons with the Giants as an offensive tackle, and he played as a defensive tackle during the 1958 NFL Championship Game due to an injury to Roosevelt Grier. The Minnesota Vikings selected Youso in the 1961 NFL expansion draft. In 1963, the Vikings shifted Youso to play as a defensive tackle. However, the Vikings cut Youso before the start of the 1963 season.
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