He also praised his position coaches Marv Goux, Dave Levy, John Michaels and Jerry Burns.
[1] Yary attended Bellflower High School in Los Angeles County, California, and then spent one season at Cerritos College in 1964.
He then in the spring semester of (1965) transferred to the University of Southern California, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
In Yary's senior year of 1967 the Trojans won the NCAA football national championship under Coach John McKay.
Yary won the starting right tackle job (military duty forced him to miss first three games) on the Vikings offensive line in his second season and remained as a fixture at that spot throughout his Minnesota tenure.
Yary resides in Murrieta, California, and once co-owned a sports photography business with his brother Wayne, who bought Ron out in 2001.
[5] His son Jack was a tight end for Murrieta Valley High School, and was committed to play at University of Washington before dropping out of the program.