![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/packages/flash/multimedia/ICONS/transparent.png)
Lary punting for the Lions against the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s. Lary developed his punting skills in junior high school by practicing outside his home at night.
National Football League, via Associated Press; thumbnail, Associated Press, 1964
Yale Lary
Died on May 11, 2017 at age 86
A Hall of Fame safety and a superb punter, Lary appeared in nine Pro Bowls, helped take the Detroit Lions to three N.F.L. championships in the 1950s and was voted to the N.F.L.’s all-decade team.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.