- Yale Lary
Infobox NFLretired
|position=Safety / Punter
number=28
birthdate=birth date and age|1930|11|29Fort Worth, Texas
deathdate=
debutyear=1952
finalyear=1964
draftyear=1952
draftround=3
draftpick=34
college=Texas A&M
teams=
*Detroit Lions (1952-1964)
stat1label=INT
stat1value=50
stat2label=Touchdowns
stat2value=2
stat3label=Punts
stat3value=503
nfl=LAR791020
highlights=
* 9xPro Bowl selection (1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964)
* 9xAll-Pro selection (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
*NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
HOF=124Robert Yale Lary (born
November 24 ,1930 inFort Worth, Texas ) was anAmerican football player.He attended
Texas A&M University , where he was a standout in football andbaseball . He was drafted by theDetroit Lions in the third round in the1952 NFL Draft . He would help the Lions to win three NFL championships.He played right safety, a position which gradually became
free safety , for the Lions from 1952 to 1964. He had 50 career interceptions, an outstanding figure for that era. He was aPro Bowl selection for nine years. He also returned kickoffs in 1952, 1953, and 1956. He missed the 1954-1955 seasons for military service.He was also an outstanding punter, winning punting titles in 1959, 1961 and 1963. His career average was 43 yards per punt, in 503 attempts. According to
Paul Hornung in 2004 he was the best punter ever.He was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.External links
* [http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/memories/yale_lary.jsp Hall of Fame website]
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/LaryYa00.htm football reference site]
* [http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=3978 Detroit Lions site]
* [http://www.footballcardgallery.com/player/Yale+Lary/ Football card gallery]
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