No. 72, 77 | |
Date of birth | December 30, 1948 |
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Place of birth | Sale Miu, American Samoa |
Career information | |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | DE |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
College | Arizona State |
NFL draft | 1972 / Round: 17 / Pick: 425 |
Drafted by | New England Patriots |
Career history | |
As player | |
1972–1981 | Montreal Alouettes |
1983 | Chicago Blitz |
1984 | New Orleans Breakers |
1985 | Arizona Outlaws |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1976, 1979 |
CFL East All-Star | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979 |
Awards |
1974 Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (Defence) Second-team USFL All-Time Team |
Career stats | |
Junior Ah You (born December 30, 1948) is a former college and professional Canadian and American football player who played primarily at the defensive end position. Ah You enjoyed most of his professional career success with the CFL Montreal Alouettes, from 1972 to 1981, and was a former collegiate standout at Arizona State University. Ah You's jersey #77 is one of ten retired by the Alouettes, and he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Ah You is also a member of the Arizona State Sports Hall of Fame and the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. In 2006, Ah You was voted to the Honour Roll of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
Born in American Samoa, Ah You and his family later moved to Hawaii, where Ah You excelled in high school basketball and football at Kahuku High School. Ah You graduated from high school in 1969, and left Hawaii to play college football at Arizona State.
Ah You was named co-outstanding player in the Sun Devils' 1970 Peach Bowl victory over North Carolina and outstanding defensive player in the 1971 victory over Florida State in the inaugural Fiesta Bowl. Ah You was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection at defensive end. In 1971, he was selected as a United Press International second-team All-American. In 1972, Ah You was selected to play in the post-season Hula Bowl.