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| Born: | October 22, 1946 Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| 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
- ↑ Sporting News (1980). Football Register. Sporting News. p. 410. ISBN 9780892040605.
- ↑ "Ron Yankowski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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