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Ron Yary

Personal information
Date of birthJuly 16, 1946(age 64)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois
Height6 ft 5 inch (2 m)
Weight255 lb (115.7 kg)
Career information
CollegeSouthern California
NFL Draft1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debut1968 for the Minnesota Vikings
Last played1982 for the Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player:
* Minnesota Vikings (1968-1981) * Los Angeles Rams (1982)
* 7× Pro Bowl selection (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) * 6× First-team All-Pro selection (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) * 2× Second-team All-Pro selection (1970, 1977) * 8× All-NFC selection (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) * NFL 1970s All-Decade Team * 3× NFLPA NFC Offensive-lineman of the Year (1973, 1974, 1975) * 1967 Outland Trophy

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Anthony Ronald "Ron" Yary (born July 16, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is a former professional American football offensive tackle, playing primarily for the Minnesota Vikings and also for the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Yary gave credit for his Hall of Fame induction to his former coaches, John Ashton (high school) John McKay (college) and Bud Grant (professional). He also praised his position coaches Marv Goux, Dave Levy, John Michaels and Jerry Burns, and acknowledged his closest friend as being Donnie Hollar.

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Un repaso a los diez jugadores más destacados en la historia de los Minnesota ... - ESPN Deportes Tweet this news
ESPN Deportes---Ron Yary-, tackle ofensivo (1968-1981): Un verdadero hombre de hierro para los Vikings, Yary fue seleccionado primero global por el club con la selección que ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:09:53 GMT+00:00
Football: Quarterback gets to hang out with Hall of Famer - Los Angeles Times (blog) Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times (blog)--Hall of Famers -Ron Yary- and Michael Haynes will be doing the mentoring. The players get to participate in Hall of Fame ceremonies this summer in Canton, ... - Date : Thu, 27 May 2010 20:37:07 GMT+00:00
Football: Mission Viejo's Madden selected for leadership program - OCRegister (blog) Tweet this news
OCRegister (blog)--Silva and Madden were the two county players selected for the program, which includes NFL Hall of Famer -Ron Yary-. Madden also has been selected to play in ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:05:40 GMT+00:00

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Loyd Phillips
Outland Trophy Winners
1967

Succeeded by
Bill Stanfill
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bubba Smith
1st Overall Pick in NFL Draft
1968
Succeeded by
O.J. Simpson


Outland Trophy winners

1946: Connor * 1947: Steffy * 1948: Fischer * 1949: Bagdon * 1950: Gain * 1951: Weatherall * 1952: Modselewski * 1953: J. Roberts * 1954: Brooks * 1955: Jones * 1956: Parker * 1957: Karras * 1958: Z. Smith * 1959: McGee * 1960: T. Brown * 1961: Olsen * 1962: Bell * 1963: Appleton * 1964: DeLong * 1965: Nobis * 1966: Phillips * 1967: Yary * 1968: Stanfill * 1969: Reid * 1970: Stillwagon * 1971: Jacobson * 1972: Glover * 1973: Hicks * 1974: White * 1975: Selmon * 1976: Browner * 1977: Shearer * 1978: G. Roberts * 1979: Ritcher * 1980: May * 1981: Rimington * 1982: Rimington * 1983: Steinkuhler * 1984: B. Smith * 1985: Ruth * 1986: Buck * 1987: Hennings * 1988: Rocker * 1989: Elewonibi * 1990: Maryland * 1991: Emtman * 1992: Shields * 1993: Waldrop * 1994: Wiegert * 1995: Ogden * 1996: Pace * 1997: Taylor * 1998: Farris * 1999: Samuels * 2000: Henderson * 2001: McKinnie * 2002: Long * 2003: Gallery * 2004: J. Brown * 2005: Eslinger * 2006: Thomas * 2007: Dorsey * 2008: A. Smith * 2009: Suh

National Football League Draft number one overall picks

Berwanger * Francis * C. Davis * Aldrich * Cafego * Harmon * Dudley * Sinkwich * Bertelli * Trippi * Dancewicz * Fenimore * Gilmer * Bednarik * Hart * Rote * Wade * Babcock * Garrett * Shaw * Glick * Hornung * Hill * Duncan * Cannon * Mason * E. Davis * Baker * Parks * Frederickson * Nobis * Bu. Smith * Yary * Simpson * Bradshaw * Plunkett * Patulski * Matuszak * Jones * Bartkowski * Selmon * Bell * Campbell * Cousineau * B. Sims * Rogers * K. Sims * Elway * Fryar * Br. Smith * Jackson * Testaverde * Bruce * Aikman * George * Maryland * Emtman * Bledsoe * Wilkinson * Carter * Johnson * Pace * P. Manning * Couch * Brown * Vick * Carr * Palmer * E. Manning * A. Smith * Williams * Russell * Long * Stafford * Bradford |

Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

Mason * Dunaway * Eller * Snow * Shay * Jones * G. Washington * Page * Yary * Ward * Hayden * Siemon * Foreman * McNeill * Riley * Mullaney * White * Kramer * Holloway * Brown * Martin * Nelson * Browner * Millard * Doleman * Robinson * Dozier * McDaniel * Smith * D. Washington * Steussie * Alexander * Stringer * Clemons * Rudd * Moss * Culpepper * Underwood * Hovan * Bennett * McKinnie * Williams * Udeze * Williamson * James * Greenway * Peterson * Harvin

National Football League * NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team

Terry Bradshaw * Ken Stabler * Roger Staubach * Earl Campbell * Franco Harris * Walter Payton * O. J. Simpson * Harold Carmichael * Drew Pearson * Lynn Swann * Paul Warfield * Dave Casper * Charlie Sanders * Dan Dierdorf * Art Shell * Rayfield Wright * Ron Yary * Joe DeLamielleure * John Hannah * Larry Little * Gene Upshaw * Jim Langer * Mike Webster * Carl Eller * L. C. Greenwood * Harvey Martin * Jack Youngblood * Joe Greene * Bob Lilly * Merlin Olsen * Alan Page * Bobby Bell * Robert Brazile * Dick Butkus * Jack Ham * Ted Hendricks * Jack Lambert * Willie Brown * Jimmy Johnson * Roger Wehrli * Louis Wright * Dick Anderson * Cliff Harris * Ken Houston * Larry Wilson * Garo Yepremian * Jim Bakken * Ray Guy

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2001

Nick Buoniconti * Marv Levy * Mike Munchak * Jackie Slater * Lynn Swann * Ron Yary * Jack Youngblood



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