Ron Yary
- Minnesota Vikings (1968-1981)
- Los Angeles Rams (1982 )
- 7x Pro Bowl selection ( 1971-1977 )
- 8x All-Pro selection ( 1970-1977 ) 1 2 team
- 1x NFL Champion (1969 )
- 3x NFC champion ( 1973, 1974, 1976)
- Outland Trophy (1967 )
- NFL 1970s All- Decade Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (2001)
- College Football Hall of Fame (1987 )
- Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
- USC Athletic Hall of Fame (1995 )
- Cerritos College Hall of Fame
Anthony Ronald "Ron" Yary (* July 16, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois ) is a former American professional American football player. He played as an offensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams.
Playing career
College career
Ron Yary was born in Chicago, grew up, however, in Bellflower, California, where he attended the High School. At school he played football on the position of tackles before he moved to the position of full backs. After his graduation in 1964, he studied one year at Cerritos College in Norwalk. Since the college only had a second-rate football team and he saw this does not sufficiently promoted, he transferred after one year to the University of Southern California ( USC). For the USC Trojans, he played as a tackle on the offensive line and had to protect their own quarterback and running back freizublocken the way into the opponent's end zone the task. In 1967, OJ Simpson took over this role in the Trojans. Simpson and Yary won this year's national college championship and with a 14:3 victory over the team from Indiana University in the Rose Bowl. In the years 1966 and 1967 Ron Yary was voted All-American. Because of his athletic achievements, he was excellent in all three study years of his college.
Professional career
The success of Yary had made the NFL scouts noticed him. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round in the first place in 1968. Head coach of the team was Bud Grant who had the team over a year ago and should form from the team a top team. Yary was also used by the Vikings as an offensive tackle. In 1969 he won with his team its first championship title. The Vikings won the last NFL playoff prior to the merger with the American Football League ( AFL) against the Cleveland Browns with 27:7, but lost the Super Bowl IV against the Kansas City Chiefs with 23:7. In the next two years succeeded Yary with his team in the play-offs to collect, but where the team failed in each case at an early stage. 1972 returned Fran Tarkenton returned to the Vikings quarterback. Tarkenton was the statistically best quarterback in the NFL during his career end. Together with other players who were taken after their careers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Paul Krause, Alan Page, Carl Eller or succeeded Yary three times to move into the NFC Championship Game. 1973 final against supervised by Tom Landry Dallas Cowboys was won with 27:10. However, this victory was opposed by a 24:7 defeat against assisted by Don Shula Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII.
In the following season, the Los Angeles Rams were defeated in the NFC title game with 14:10, again subject Yary but with the Vikings in the Super Bowl. The supervised by Chuck Noll Pittsburgh Steelers were able to prevail with 16:6 in the Super Bowl IX. In 1976 Yary won his fourth championship title. Again met the Vikings in the NFC playoff on the managed by Chuck Knox Rams and again the team from Los Angeles was defeated the team from Minneapolis, this time with 24:13. Yary pulled so in his fourth Super Bowl one, but also this game the expected Super Bowl did not bring him a profit. The Oakland Raiders under her coach John Madden kept with 32:14 in Super Bowl XI the upper hand.
Yary played until 1981 when the Vikings. His career trailed off in 1982 with a final year at the Rams game.
After playing career
Already in 1974 founded with his brother Ron Yary a photo studio. He is married, has two children and works as a real estate agent in Murrieta, California.
Honors
Ron Yary played seven times in the Pro Bowl eight times and was selected to the All- Star. In 1967, he won the Outland Trophy. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the NFL 1970s All- Decade Team in the College Football Hall of Fame and in the USC Athletic Hall of Fame, and in the Cerritos College Hall of Fame. The Minnesota Vikings honor him on the Ring of Honor His hometown named a stadium and a street after him.