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 ...

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 ...

Lary was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 after a career in which he was named All-NFL five times, voted to nine Pro Bowls and selected to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1950s.

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979, Lary's career honors include nine Pro Bowl appearances (1954, '57-63, '65), the third-most in Lions' history, and five All-NFL nods. In addition to ...

Detroit Lions legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Yale Lary died on Friday at the age of 86. Lary's death was announced by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with president and CEO David Baker ...

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 one of the best all-around football players of his generation, even though he missed two seasons in the prime of his career to serve in the Army. Early this morning, the Detroit ...

Yale Lary, the former North Side High School standout who became one of the National Football League’s greatest players, is dead at age 86. Lary, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame ...

DETROIT - Yale Lary, a Hall of Fame safety who helped the Detroit Lions win three NFL titles during the 1950s, has died. He was 86. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed his death, citing ...

Texas A&M’s lone Pro Football Hall of Fame member Yale Lary died Friday at his home in Fort Worth. He was 86 years old. Yale, a Fort Worth native, suited up for the Aggie football team from 1949 ...