Ron Yankowski

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Ron Yankowski
No. 78
Born: (1946-10-22) October 22, 1946 (age 76)
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Defensive end
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
College Kansas State
NFL draft 1971 / Round: 8 / Pick: 199
Career history
As player
1971–1980 St. Louis Cardinals

Ronald William Yankowski (born October 22, 1946 in Arlington, Massachusetts) is a former defensive end who played 10 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals. Yankowski played college football at Kansas State University and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. [1]

Yankowski was drafted in the eighth round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971 and started ten games at defensive end his rookie season. The biggest play of his career came in a 1974 game at Washington when he returned a Billy Kilmer fumble 71 yards for a touchdown to help the Cards to a 17-10 victory. Yankowski played in 128 games during his ten-year career in St. Louis and finished with five fumble recoveries and 30 sacks. [2]

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References

  1. Sporting News (1980). Football Register. Sporting News. p. 410. ISBN   9780892040605.
  2. "Ron Yankowski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.