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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 23, 1946 Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| College | Kansas State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1971: 8th round, 199th overall pick | ||||||||
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Ronald William Yankowski (born October 23, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals. Yankowski played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen.[1]
Yankowski was selected 199th overall in the eighth round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971.[2] He 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. [3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sporting News (1980). Football Register. Sporting News. p. 410. ISBN 9780892040605.
- ↑ "1971 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Ron Yankowski Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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