Doc Young
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| Date of birth | December 18, 1881 |
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| Place of birth | Hamilton County, Indiana, United States |
| Date of death | August 9, 1942 (aged 50) |
| Place of death | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Owner, Head Coach |
| College |
University of Indianapolis New York University |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1925–1926 | Hammond Pros |
| As owner | |
| 1920–1926 | Hammond Pros |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Army
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| Years of service | 1917-1918 |
| Unit | U.S. Army Medical Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Alvah (Alva) Andrew "Doc" Young (December 18, 1881 - August 9, 1942) was a founder of the National Football League. He was also the owner of NFL's Hammond Pros from 1920 until 1926. He was also a respected medical doctor and sports trainer.
Young was born December 18, 1881, in Hamilton County, Indiana. He received his medical degree from Indiana University's Medical School in Indianapolis in 1905. He then established a general practice in Hammond, Indiana and married a woman from England, Lillian Fallowes Young. He also would assist the police, by serving as the leading authority on gunshot wounds. In 1915, he briefly left Hammond for New York City to take post graduate work at New York University. During World War I in 1917-1918, he served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas.
Young played semi-pro baseball and was a lightweight wrestler in his youth. He also he promoted amateur and semi-pro boxing matches in Hammond. His greatest love was horse racing; Doc owned a stable of horses and spent several years making the circuit of the leading race tracks. He founded a company called A.A. Young Laboratories that developed a vitamin-calcium supplement for thoroughbreds called Min-O-Lac (Minerals of Milk).
Doc became a supporter of professional football in Indiana. He served as team doctor and trainer for the Hammond Clabby Athletic Club during the 1915-17 period. In 1919, promoter Paul Parduhn established the Hammond Pros for the purpose of competing against the Decatur Staleys and Canton Bulldogs. The team played its home games in Cub Park (now Wrigley Field), and one of its stars was George Halas. It is likely that Dr. Young was a part owner of the franchise.
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