Yale Lary, 1952
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Safety, Texas A&M, 1949–⁠51

Yale Lary

Born
Nov 24, 1930, in Fort Worth, Texas
Died
May 12, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas

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Yale Lary played safety at Texas A&M (1949–⁠51). The Detroit Lions took Lary in round 3, No. 34 overall in the 1952 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1951
First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 34
Round 3, 1952 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 9 (1953, 1956–⁠62, 1964) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1958, 1962) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1957, 1963)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1958, 1962; AP second team 1957, 1963; NEA second team 1960–⁠61.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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