Ulysses S. "Lissy" Young (1894 – April 22, 1927) was an

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, and

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coach and college athletics administrator. He served as head football coach at Lincoln University in

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from 1923 to 1926, compiling a record of 21–5–6. A native of

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, Young played football, basketball, and baseball at Lincoln, before graduating in 1917. He played all three sports alongside his younger brother, William Pennington Young, who also graduated in 1917. Young was the athletic supervisor for colored schools in

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before succeededing James H. Law as

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at Lincoln in 1923. He also coached basketball and baseball at Lincoln. Young died on April 22, 1927, following an operation at

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Head coaching record

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