Adolf “Swede” Youngstrom

Guard / Tackle / End / Center
Dartmouth

1926-1927

Adolf “Swede” Youngstrom was a punt-blocking specialist at Dartmouth and later with the Yellow Jackets. He was operating a candy store in Hanover, New Hampshire, with college teammate (and future Hall of Famer) Ed Healey when he was approached to join the NFL’s Buffalo All-Americans in 1920. Youngstrom was a 1926 champion with Frankford, a three-time All-Pro in his career and a consensus All-American at Dartmouth. He was considered to be one of the best guards in the NFL during the 1920s. 

Bio

Swede Youngstrom
Position: G/T/E/C
6-1, 187lb (185cm, 84kg)
Born: May 24, 1897 in Waltham, MA
Died: August 5, 1968 (Aged 71-073d) in Lexington, MA
College: Dartmouth
High School: Waltham (MA)

Stats
Scoring Summary Table
Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1920 23 BUF APFA RG 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1921 24 2TM APFA RG 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1921 24 BUF APFA RG 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1921 24 CAN APFA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1922 25 BUF NFL RG 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1923 26 BUF NFL RG 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1924 27 BUF NFL RG 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1925 28 2TM NFL RG 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1925 28 BUF NFL RG 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1925 28 CLE NFL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
1926 29 FRN NFL LT 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.8
1927 30 FRN NFL 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
8 Yrs 96 73 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0.2
17 Game Avg 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.2
BUF (6 Yrs) 65 60 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.1
FRN (2 Yrs) 29 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.4
CAN (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
CLE (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NFL (6 Yrs) 72 54 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.2
APFA (2 Yrs) 24 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.3
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/10/2025.
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