Swede Youngstrom

Swede Youngstrom
Personal information
Born:	May 24, 1897; Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:	August 5, 1968 (aged 71); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waltham
College:	Dartmouth
Position:	Center / Guard / End / Tackle
Career history
As a player:
	Buffalo All-Americans (1920–1921); Union Club of Phoenixville (1920); Union Quakers of Philadelphia (1921); Canton Bulldogs (1921); Buffalo All-Americans (1922–1923); Buffalo Bisons (1924–1925); Cleveland Bulldogs (1925); Millville Big Blue (1925); Haven-Villa of Winter Haven (1926); Frankford Yellow Jackets (1926–1927);
As a coach:
	Frankford Yellow Jackets (1926, assistant); Frankford Yellow Jackets (1927);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1926); 3× First-team All-Pro (1922, 1923, 1924); Consensus All-American (1919);
	Record at Pro Football Reference
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Adolf Frederick "Swede" Youngstrom (May 24, 1897 – August 5, 1968) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Dartmouth Big Green, earning consensus All-American honors in 1919. Over the span of his NFL career, Youngstrom played with the Buffalo All-Americans, Canton Bulldogs, Buffalo Bisons, Cleveland Bulldogs and the Frankford Yellow Jackets. He also served as a player-coach for the Yellow Jackets in 1927. Outside of the NFL, Youngstrom played pro football for the Millville Big Blue and the Haven-Villa of Winter Haven.

The Professional Football Researchers Association notes of Youngstrom's career that “He was, quite possibly, the best guard of his era, considering that the only guards in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who played during the 1920s—Mike Michalske and Walt Kiesling—actually played the majority of their careers in the 1930s.”^[1]

^ "Professional Football Researchers Association". Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2013.