Ron Yary

Ron Yary
No. 73
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	July 16, 1946 (age 78); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bellflower ; (Bellflower, California)
College:	USC (1965–1967)
NFL draft:	1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 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); 3× First-team All-Pac-8 (1965, 1966, 1967); Rose Bowl champion (1967);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	207
Games started:	180
Fumble recoveries:	2
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Anthony Ronald Yary (born July 16, 1946) is an American former football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Minnesota Vikings, and also for the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Yary gave credit for his Pro Football 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.^[1]