- Ralph Neely
NFL player
Color=silver
fontcolor=#000080
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1943|9|12
Birthplace=Little Rock, Arkansas
College=Oklahoma
Position=Offensive tackle
DraftedYear=1965
DraftedRound=2 / Pick 28
Career Highlights=Y
ProBowls=2
Honors=NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
years=1965-1977
teams=Dallas Cowboys
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=NEELYRAL01
PFR=NeelRa00Ralph Eugene Neely (born
September 12 ,1943 inLittle Rock, Arkansas ) is a formerAmerican football offensive tackle who played 13 seasons and 172 games for theDallas Cowboys from 1965 to 1977.Neely played
college football at theUniversity of Oklahoma under coachesBud Wilkinson andGomer Jones and was anAll-American his senior year. He was one of three Sooner stars who missed the 1965Gator Bowl game againstFlorida State . Supposedly, Neely, fullbackJim Grisham and halfbackLance Rentzel all signed on with professional agents before the game and were ruled ineligible for the contest, which Florida State won 36-19 on the strength of four touchdown catches byFred Biletnikoff . Neely was drafted in the second round of the1965 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts, who soon after traded his rights to the Cowboys. Neely was a two-timePro Bowl er in 1967 and 1969 and was an All-Pro four times.He was selected to the
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team .External links
*http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/NeelRa00.htm
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