(1946-07-16) July 16, 1946 (age 77) 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:
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]
the football field RonYary Stadium. While attending Bellflower High School, Yary starred in football, baseball, and basketball. Yary was born in Chicago...
and military figure RonYary (born 1946), American football player Hary (name) Lary Yardy This page lists people with the surname Yary. If an internal link...
of any school, including Junior Seau, Bruce Matthews, Marcus Allen, and RonYary. Among all colleges and universities, as of 2022, USC holds the all-time...
104 receptions, 1,577 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns, while tackle RonYary once again anchored the offensive line. The Vikings' "Purple People Eaters"...
With the picks, Minnesota selected Clinton Jones and Bob Grim in 1967, RonYary in 1968 and Ed White in 1969. On March 10, 1967, the Vikings hired new...
two schools have had first overall picks in consecutive years: USC, with RonYary (1968) and O. J. Simpson (1969), and Oklahoma, with Baker Mayfield (2018)...
USC's fifth offensive lineman selected in the top-5 of an NFL Draft, after RonYary in 1968, Marvin Powell in 1977, Anthony Muñoz in 1980, and Tony Boselli...
The Vikings' offensive line was also very talented, led by right tackle RonYary and six-time Pro Bowl center Mick Tingelhoff. The Minnesota defense ranked...
Grant (head coach), Carl Eller, Paul Krause, Alan Page, Mick Tingelhoff, RonYary Chiefs: Lamar Hunt (owner), Hank Stram (head coach), Bobby Bell, Buck Buchanan...
the Vikings' offensive line, led by future Hall of Famers right tackle RonYary and center Mick Tingelhoff, allowed only 17 sacks. Aided by the "Purple...
game by a score of 21-20. O. J. Simpson RonYary O. J. Simpson (Junior), running back, Walter Camp Award RonYary (Senior), Tackle, Outland Trophy "Southern...
1979. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 along with RonYary, Lynn Swann, Jackie Slater, Mike Munchak, Marv Levy, and Nick Buoniconti...
2001, along with Nick Buoniconti, Marv Levy, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, RonYary, and Jack Youngblood. In June 2003, Munchak was inducted into the National...
Patriots running back A.J. McKee – former Bellator MMA featherweight champion RonYary – former Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle, member of Pro Football Hall...
Smith 8 1968 January 30–31, 1968 17 462 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York, NY RonYary 8 1969 January 28–29, 1969 17 442 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York, NY O. J...
pick the day before the draft. Pace was the first offensive lineman since RonYary in 1968 to be drafted first overall. After a three-week holdout, on August...
OT RonYary (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) DE Carl Eller (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) DT Alan Page (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) S Paul Krause (NEA) WR Bob Grim OT RonYary DE Carl...
former players include Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, Jim Marshall, RonYary, Mick Tingelhoff, Paul Krause, Cris Carter, Carl Eller, Fran Tarkenton...
RB Chuck Foreman, S Paul Krause, DT Alan Page, QB Fran Tarkenton and T RonYary Chuck Foreman, set an NFL record with 73 receptions, most by a running...
Fame Willie Wood – Pro Football Hall of Fame Manuel Wright Justin Wyatt RonYary – College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame Adrian Young...
catch by Frank Lewis, making the final 23–10. First team OT RonYary (AP) Second team OT RonYary (NEA-2, PFWA-2) DE Carl Eller (AP-2) DT Alan Page (AP-2...
Morton QB 1965–1982 207 Randy Rasmussen G 1967–1981 Art Shell* OT 1968–1982 RonYary* OT 1968–1982 Ken Riley* CB 1969–1983 Ray Guy* P 1973–1986 Eugene Daniel...