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Herbert Jackson Youngblood III (born January 26, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American football defensive end who played for 14 years for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. Inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001, he was just the third native Floridian to be elected. After retiring from the NFL in 1985 he was a member of the front office for the Los Angeles Rams until 1991. In 1992, he joined the staff of the Sacramento Surge and then the administration of the Sacramento Gold Miners in 1993. He was a vice-president, then president of the Orlando Predators from 1994 until 1999. From 1999 through 2002, he served as the National Football League liaison for the Arena Football League.
Son of Herbert J. and Kay Youngblood, Youngblood has two sisters, Paula and Lynn. His wife is Barbara and has a son, Robert (who played soccer at University of West Florida). He resides in Orlando, Florida and enjoys sharing his home with the family pets — a 19-year old golden retriever named Jake, and rescued cats Mickey and Scallie.
