Punting

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Punting Table
Punting
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck AV Awards
1952 22 DET NFL RDH 12 12 5 181 36.2 43 0
1953 23 DET NFL FS 11 10 28 1112 39.7 61 0 PB
1954 Did not play - Military service
1955 Did not play - Military service
1956 26 DET NFL FS 12 12 42 1698 40.4 41 0 PB,AP-1
1957 27 DET NFL FS 12 12 54 2156 39.9 66 0 PB,AP-2
1958 28 DET NFL SS 12 12 59 2524 42.8 62 1 PB,AP-1
1959 29 DET NFL RDH 10 10 45 2121 47.1 67 0 PB,AP-2
1960 30 DET NFL FS 12 12 64 2802 43.8 63 2 12 PB
1961 31 DET NFL FS 14 14 52 2519 48.4 71 0 13 PB
1962 32 DET NFL FS 14 14 52 2354 45.3 68 1 20 PB,AP-1
1963 33 DET NFL FS 10 7 35 1713 48.9 73 0 11 AP-2
1964 34 DET NFL FS 14 14 67 3099 46.3 73 0 14 PB
11 Yrs 133 129 503 22279 44.3 73 4 70
17 Game Avg 17 16 64 2848 44.3 73 1 9
Punting Table
Punting
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck Awards
1953 23 DET NFL FS 1 1 4 197 49.3 72 0
1957 27 DET NFL FS 2 2 8 318 39.8 50 0
3 Yrs 5 5 12 515 42.9 72 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 41 1751 42.9 72 0
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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Sfty Awards
1952 22 DET NFL RDH 12 12 4 61 0 53 0 1 0 0 0.0 0
1953 23 DET NFL FS 11 10 5 98 0 32 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1954 Did not play - Military service
1955 Did not play - Military service
1956 26 DET NFL FS 12 12 8 182 1 73 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1957 27 DET NFL FS 12 12 2 64 0 63 2 3 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1958 28 DET NFL SS 12 12 3 70 0 31 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1959 29 DET NFL RDH 10 10 3 0 0 0 2 2 38 1 0.0 0 PB,AP-2
1960 30 DET NFL FS 12 12 3 44 0 22 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1961 31 DET NFL FS 14 14 6 95 0 42 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 PB
1962 32 DET NFL FS 14 14 8 51 0 32 0 3 38 0 0.0 0 PB,AP-1
1963 33 DET NFL FS 10 7 2 21 1 21 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 AP-2
1964 34 DET NFL FS 14 14 6 101 0 30 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 PB
11 Yrs 133 129 50 787 2 73 8 13 76 1 0.0 0
17 Game Avg 17 16 6 101 0 73 1 2 10 0 0.0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Lng PD Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Sfty Awards
1952 22 DET NFL RDH 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
3 Yrs 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Regular Season
Playoffs
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV Awards
195222DETRDH2812121618215811.41230304125.3546
1953*23DETFS281110131151748.8611603319.3350PB
1954Missed season - Military service
1955Missed season - Military service
1956*+26DETFS28121222700383.247602919.0338AP1, PB
1957*27DETFS281212251390365.60235AP2, PB
1958*+28DETSS281212271961717.30268AP1, PB
1959*29DETRDH28101021430122.0099AP2, PB
1960*30DETFS28121215055.006812PB
1961*31DETFS28141418088.0011713PB
Career1331291267583746.02249504122.5226970
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
195222DETDB2227073.536402521.3
1957*27DETDB224130103.337502525.0
Career556200103.3613902523.20
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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds TD R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1953 23 DET NFL FS 11 10 1 21 0 21 21.0 1.9 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 21.0 21 0 1 PB
1954 Did not play - Military service
1955 Did not play - Military service
1956 26 DET NFL FS 12 12 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 10.0 10 0 0 PB,AP-1
1957 27 DET NFL FS 12 12 1 32 0 32 32.0 2.7 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 32.0 32 0 2 PB,AP-2
1958 28 DET NFL SS 12 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2.0 2 0 3 PB,AP-1
1959 29 DET NFL RDH 10 10 1 18 0 18 18.0 1.8 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 18.0 18 0 2 PB,AP-2
1960 30 DET NFL FS 12 12 1 19 0 19 19.0 1.6 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19.0 19 0 0 PB
1961 31 DET NFL FS 14 14 1 14 0 14 14.0 1.0 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14.0 14 0 0 PB
1963 33 DET NFL FS 10 7 1 26 0 26 26.0 2.6 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 26.0 26 0 0 AP-2
1964 34 DET NFL FS 14 14 2 11 0 9 5.5 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 5.5 11 0 0 PB
11 Yrs 133 129 10 153 0 32 15.3 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 15.3 153 0 8
17 Game Avg 17 16 1 20 0 32 15.3 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2.0 20 0 1

Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Y/A AY/A Y/G Rate 4QC GWD Awards
1957 27 DET NFL FS 12 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 PB,AP-2
1958 28 DET NFL SS 12 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 PB,AP-1
1959 29 DET NFL RDH 10 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 PB,AP-2
1962 32 DET NFL FS 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0 PB,AP-1
11 Yrs 133 129 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 39.6 0 0

Scoring Summary

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PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1952 22 DET NFL RDH 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1953 23 DET NFL FS 11 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 PB
1954 Did not play - Military service
1955 Did not play - Military service
1956 26 DET NFL FS 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 PB,AP-1
1958 28 DET NFL SS 12 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5 PB,AP-1
1959 29 DET NFL RDH 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 PB,AP-2
1963 33 DET NFL FS 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 AP-2
11 Yrs 133 129 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0.3
17 Game Avg 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Yale Lary born?

Yale Lary was born on November 24, 1930.

Where was Yale Lary born?

Yale Lary was born in Fort Worth, TX.

How tall was Yale Lary?

Yale Lary was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Yale Lary weigh when playing?

Yale Lary weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Is Yale Lary in the Hall of Fame?

Yale Lary was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1979.

How many games did Yale Lary play?

Yale Lary played 133 games over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Yale Lary won?

Yale Lary never won a Super Bowl.

When did Yale Lary retire?

Yale Lary last played in 1964.