Ron Yankowski

American football player (born 1946)

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Born:|  (1946-10-22) October 22, 1946 (age 77)
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)| Defensive end
Height| 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight| 245 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]

## References[edit]

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.

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St. Louis Cardinals 1971 NFL draft selections

* Norm Thompson
* Dan Dierdorf
* Jim Livesay
* Larry Willingham
* Rocky Wallace
* Mel Gray
* James Cooch
* Ron Yankowski
* Mike Savoy
* Ron Miller
* Rick Ogle
* Tim Von Dulm
* Jeff Allen
* Doug Klausen
* Ted Heiskell
* Lawrence Brame
* Preston Watkins

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