Yale Lary
Robert Yale Lary Jr.
Born: November 24, 1930
Fort Worth, TX USA
Deceased: May 12, 2017
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Texas A&M
High School: North Side (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1952-1964
Drafted: 1952 in Round 3, #34 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979
Yale Lary played from 1952 to 1964 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Lary intercepted 50 passes for 787 yards in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 153 | 15.3 | 32 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 43 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 1112 | 39.7 | 61 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 42 | 1698 | 40.4 | 41 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 54 | 2156 | 39.9 | 66 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 59 | 2524 | 42.8 | 62 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 45 | 2121 | 47.1 | 67 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 64 | 2802 | 43.8 | 63 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 52 | 2519 | 48.4 | 71 |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 52 | 2354 | 45.3 | 68 |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 35 | 1713 | 48.9 | 73 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 67 | 3099 | 46.3 | 73 |
| Totals | 503 | 22279 | 44.3 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 16 | 182 | 11.4 | 58 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 74 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 25 | 139 | 5.6 | 36 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 196 | 7.3 | 71 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 21 | 43 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 126 | 758 | 6.0 | 74 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 303 | 25.2 | 41 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 495 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 53 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 32 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 182 | 22.8 | 73 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 63 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 42 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 787 | 15.7 | 73 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1950s Team
Honors
1956 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1956 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1956 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
