John Richard Yarno, Jr. (born December 17, 1954) is a former professional football player, an offensive lineman with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Seahawks, the 87th overall pick, and played for six seasons, from 1977 through 1982. High school Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Yarno was one of six children and attended Gonzaga Prep through his junior year. He transferred to Ferris High School for his senior year and graduated in 1973. He was a second-team ("honorable mention") all-city selection at center in the fall of 1972, when the Saxons won their third consecutive city league championship. As a senior, Yarno was but under . College football Left-handed and underweight for a center, Yarno was not highly recruited out of high school. He did not receive any offers from Pac-8 schools, only from Idaho and Boise State of the Big Sky conference. Idaho was a better fit for Yarno as it was closer to Spokane, a Division I program, and its offensive coordinator and line coach (Don Matthews) was a former head coach at Ferris and a UI alumnus. He also had familiarity with the college town of Moscow, the longtime residence of his maternal grandfather Lee Gregory, also a (Yarno's mother, Wanda (1925–62), died when he was not yet eight.) Yarno selected Idaho, then under fourth-year head coach Don Robbins, who had led Idaho to its then-best record of 8–3 in 1971. In his freshman season of 1973, the Vandals went 4–7 for the second consecutive year and the coaching staff was dismissed, except for Ed Troxel, who was promoted to head coach. Yarno saw action in every game as a freshman, then became a three-year starter in his sophomore season of 1974 under Troxel and offensive coordinator Dennis Erickson. In his senior season of 1976, Idaho was 7–4 for their first winning season in five years. He was a unanimous selection as the conference player of the year on offense, the first for an interior lineman. Yarno was the first Vandal to be named to the Division I first-team All-American (AP), which included a prime-time television appearance on the Bob Hope Christmas Special on NBC on Monday, The All-America team was headlined by Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett of Yarno was also selected to play in the East–West Shrine Game