Santa Clara lost a Hall of Famer and member of the only Bronco men’s basketball team to make it to the Final Four with the passing of Jim Young ’54 on Aug. 28. He passed away in Quincy, Calif. at the age of 82.
Young led the Santa Clara Final Four team with 11.8 points per game and was a First Team All-WCC selection in 1954 as well as being named NABC All-District Second Team the same year. His 1,016 points is 32nd on the all-time Bronco list.
He was a basketball coach and California history teacher at Feather River College for many years beginning in the 1970s.
A former basketball coach and California history teacher at Feather River College, Young is survived by his wife, Janice A. Young, and daughter Jan M. Young, both of Quincy; stepsons Alex Small, of Minnesota, and Steve Small, of Quincy; four step-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; his sister Mollie Hellmann; and brother David Young.