Allen Park, Mich. –Detroit Lions Pro Football Hall of Famer Yale Lary, 86, passed away earlier today at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. STATEMENT FROM LIONS OWNER AND CHAIRMAN MARTHA FIRESTONE ...

Yale Lary crafted a Hall of Fame career for the Detroit Lions at a time when circumstances and style were different from the current era but performance was still what separated the stars from the ...

Yale Lary, a Hall of Fame defensive back and punter who helped lead the Detroit Lions to three NFL championships in the 1950s, died May 12 at his home in Fort Worth. He was 86. The Pro Football ...

ALLEN PARK >> Yale Lary played a key role in the three NFL world championships won by the Detroit Lions in the 1950s. The former safety and punter, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of ...

The last time two rookies picked off passes in the same game, you ask? Way back in 1952, when Jim David and Yale Lary did it, also against Green Bay. And the best part of it all? Both picks came ...

FILE - In this July 28, 1979, file photo, Yale Lary poses with his bust and drawing after his acceptance speech at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Lary, a Hall of Fame safety who ...

Yale Lary was a two-sport star for the Aggies and then helped the Detroit Lions win several NFL titles. Myles Garrett was a two-time All-American at Texas A&M before becoming the No. 1 overall ...

The eight teams in the Southwest Conference* have produced some 65 All-Americas, are the breeding grounds for such superb professionals as Yale Lary, Kyle Rote, John David Crow and Bobby Layne.

However, in Texas A&M history, two punters stand out among the Aggie greats. Yale Lary was a stud athlete who was an All-SWC outfielder and defensive back in 1951who also was inducted into the NFL ...

Fort Worth has produced plenty of star athletes: Ben Hogan, Rogers Hornsby, Davey O’Brien, and Yale Lary, to name a few. Somehow when lists are compiled, the North Side High School stars who put ...