Yale Lary
Full Name: Robert Yale LaryDate of birth: November 24, 1930
Date of death: May 11, 2017
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 60-1 | Jan 11, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th (1) | Democrat | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Tarrant | |
| H | 60-1 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Tarrant |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/10/1961. Oath of office administered 1/11/1961, p. 23. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 57th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Fort Worth / Tarrant
- Counties in district:
- Tarrant
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Fort Worth / Tarrant
- Counties in district:
- Tarrant
Terms of service notes
(1) Not present at organization of the House 1/10/1961. Oath of office administered 1/11/1961, p. 23. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 209. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Robert Yale Lary, birth date 11/24/1930, death date 5/11/2017, burial in Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
- Yale Lary (Robert Yale Lary) biographical sketch, football statistics, career capsule, photos. Birth date 11/24/1930 in Fort Worth. Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2010.
- Robert Yale Lary. Cenotaph. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Texas State Cemetery.
- United States Army, 1954-1955. Obituary, "Aggies' NFL Hall of Famer Yale Lary Dead at 86," 5/13/2017. Houston Chronicle.
- Mentioned in chapter on "Playing Politics," Football's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Great Game's Outrageous Characters, Fortunate Fumbles, and Other Oddities. "Hall of Fame defensive back Yale Lary of the Detroit Lions was elected to the Texas legislature in 1958 while he was still active as a player." Google Books.
- "Finds Terms Unsuitable" (under "Randall Nine Continues Hot"), The Bend Bulletin, 7/13/1961, p. 2. "Yale Lary, a member of the Texas state legislature," football player for Detroit Lions. Google News. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Yale Lary, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Yale Lary, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Yale Lary, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Agriculture
- Counties
- Enrolled Bills
- Labor
- Public Printing (Vice Chair)
Joint Committees
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