Ron Yary

Games played:	207
Games started:	180
Fumble recoveries:	2

Ron Yary
No. 73
Position:	1
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (1968–1981); Los Angeles Rams (1982);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL champion (1969); 6× First-team All-Pro (1971–1976); Second-team All-Pro (1977); 7× Pro Bowl (1971–1977); NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor; 50 Greatest Vikings; Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team; Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team; National champion (1967); Outland Trophy (1967); Unanimous All-American (1967); Consensus All-American (1966); Rose Bowl champion (1967);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	207
Games started:	180
Fumble recoveries:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Anthony Ronald Yary (born July 16, 1946) is an American former

John McKay (college) and Bud Grant (professional). He also praised his position coaches Marv Goux, Dave Levy, John Michaels and Jerry Burns.^[1]

Early years

Yary attended Bellflower High School in Los Angeles County, California, and then spent one season at Cerritos College in 1964. In October 2001, the school named the football field Ron Yary Stadium. While attending Bellflower High School, Yary starred in football, baseball, and basketball.

College career

Yary was born in Chicago and attended

John McKay. During Yary's three seasons, the Trojans compiled a 24-7-1 record. In 1987 Yary was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rose Bowl

Hall of Fame on December 30, 2012, representing USC.

Professional career

Yary was the first overall pick of the

Pro Bowls

, and was a major force in a Minnesota team that was highly successful throughout the 1970s. In addition to his All-pro honors, Yary was voted the NFC Offensive Lineman of the Year three times (1973–75) by the NFLPA and was named the NFL Outstanding Blocker of the Year by the 1,000 yard Club for 1975.

Yary won the starting right tackle job (military duty forced him to miss first three games) on the Vikings offensive line in his second season and remained as a fixture at that spot throughout his Minnesota tenure. He was voted to the 1970s All-Decade First Team after the 1979 season.

Yary was also durable and played in spite of injuries. He missed only two games due to injuries—both coming in 1980 with a broken ankle—in 14 years in Minnesota. Later that same year, he continued to play in spite of a broken foot. He was inducted to the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2000. He became a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. He was the last offensive lineman to ever be drafted first overall until Orlando Pace was selected by Rams in 1997.

Personal life

Yary is married to his wife Jamie and has two sons, Jack (born 2001) and Grant (born 2005) and a daughter, Kinley (born c. 2010). Yary resides in Murrieta, California, and once co-owned a sports photography business with his brother Wayne, who bought Ron out in 2001.^[5] His son Jack was a tight end for Murrieta Valley High School, and was committed to play at University of Washington before dropping out of the program.

References

^ PFBHOF.com
^ Infoplease.com
^ nfoplease.com
^ "FWAA website". Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
^ Craig, Mark (May 12, 2007). "So long, SoCal? Yary wants back in the Twin Cities". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007.

External links

Ron Yary at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ron Yary at the College Football Hall of Fame

[1] PFBHOF.com

[2] Infoplease.com

[3] se.com

[4] "FWAA website". Archived from the original on January 2, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2007.

[5] Craig, Mark (May 12, 2007). "So long, SoCal? Yary wants back in the Twin Cities". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007.

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