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Lions great, Pro Football Hall of Famer Yale Lary dies at 86

Detroit Lions great and Pro Football Hall of Famer Yale Lary died Friday morning, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced. The former safety, who logged an 11-year career (1952-53, 1956-1964) that was interrupted by his service in the U.S. Army, was 86.

Lary was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979 after a career in which he was named All-NFL five times, voted to nine Pro Bowls and selected to the NFL's All-Decade Team of the 1950s.

Lary, who worked as the Lions' punter and kickoff returner in addition to defensive back, logged 50 career interceptions en route to helping the Lions capture three NFL titles.