Ricky Ortiz
Ortiz in 2009
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| Birth name | Richard Young |
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| Born |
May 12, 1975 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Layla El (m. 2015) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Atlas DaBone Atlas Ortiz Rich Young Ricky Ortiz Rich Ortiz |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | Paradise Valley, Arizona |
| Trained by |
Ohio Valley Wrestling Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | 2006 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
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| Career information | |
| College: | Tulsa |
| Undrafted: | 1998 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Richard Young (born May 12, 1975) is an American professional wrestler and former professional American football player best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment performing under the ring name Ricky Ortiz.
Young spent time in the XFL, the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Arena Football League (AFL), and the National Football League (NFL).
Young spent two years at Glendale Community College in Glendale, Arizona. He then transferred to the University of Tulsa and played for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. He was a two-year letter winner. He played 22 career games and was credited with 177 tackles as a linebacker.
After college, Young spent training camp of the 1998 season with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and was on the team's practice squad during the season. After the year, he went to the Canadian Football League (CFL) and played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons in the Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs. In the AFL, Young played both fullback and linebacker. Following the AFL, Young joined the short-lived XFL with the Orlando Rage. After the league folded, Young attempted to make the Jacksonville Jaguars roster, but was waived during training camp. He rejoined the AFL, this time with the Indiana Firebirds, in 2002. He would spend the next two years in Indiana before joining the Colorado Crush in 2004. In 2003, he led all AFL middle linebackers with 4.0 sacks.
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