Ron Yankowski

Ron Yankowski
No. 78
Date of birth	October 22, 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth	Arlington, Massachusetts
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive end
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
US college	Kansas State
NFL draft	1971 / Round: 8 / Pick: 199
Career history
As player
1971–1980	St. Louis Cardinals
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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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[News1980-1] 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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