defensive back on the National Football League 1950s All-Decade Team. In 1973, he was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame for his contributions in both baseball and football. In 1979, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, becoming only the fifth defensive back to be inducted, and only the second to be inducted for contributions to punting (charter member Sammy Baugh being the first). In 1983, sports writer George Puscas of the Detroit Free Press included Lary on his all-time Lions team. In 1988, he was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. In 1994, Lary was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. References External links 1930 births 2017 deaths American football punters American football safeties Detroit Lions players Texas A&M Aggies baseball players Texas A&M Aggies football players Western Conference Pro Bowl players Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Players of American football from Fort Worth, Texas Beaumont Exporters players Austin Senators players Macon Peaches players Lake Charles Lakers players Businesspeople from Texas Military personnel from Texas Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives American athlete-politicians 20th-century American businesspeople