Full name Allan Robert Young Name Allan Young Years Team | Playing position Role Actor | |
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Date of birth (1941-01-20)20 January 1941 Date of death 2 December 2009(2009-12-02) (aged 68) Spouse Virginia McCurdy (m. 1948–2011), Mary Grimes (m. 1941–1947) Parents John Cathcart Young, Florence Pinckney Albums Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor Movies and TV shows Mister Ed, DuckTales, The Time Machine, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure, Mickey's Christmas Carol Similar People Connie Hines, Rod Taylor, George Pal, Yvette Mimieux, Dinah Shore | ||
Star of “Mr Ed, dead.”
Allan Robert Young (20 January 1941 – 2 December 2009) was an English former professional footballer, playing mainly as a central defender.
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Start of career
He began his career as a junior with Arsenal, turning professional in April 1959. His first league match was on 26 December 1960, a 1-1 draw at Highbury against Sheffield Wednesday, with Young taking the place of the regular number five, John Snedden. Between 21 January and 11 February 1961, Young played a further three league games consecutively; a 4-2 defeat at White Hart Lane against bitter rivals (and eventual Double winners) Tottenham Hotspur, a 3-3 draw at St James' Park against Newcastle United and a 3-2 defeat at Highbury against Cardiff City.
End of career
After being in a team that conceded ten goals in three games, Young never played for Arsenal again, and joined Chelsea in November 1961 for a fee of £6,000. He remained at Stamford Bridge for over 7 years, but played in only 20 league games, never scoring, though he did play in their League Cup final win over Leicester City in 1965. In January 1969, he finally left Chelsea, joining Torquay United for a fee of £8,000. After 60 league games (one goal) for Torquay he retired from professional football.
Death
In 2009, he was diagnosed with dementia and had been put into a care home. On 2 December 2009, he died. The clubs that he played for had been informed.