Rest in Peace Ralph Neely.

[UofOKalum]

Oklahoma Sooner OL/DT Ralph Neely has passed. Seventy-Eight years old. My heart goes out to his family including US.
A two-time All-American at Oklahoma in 1963-64, Ralph Neely went on to help build and anchor the Dallas Cowboys dynasty from 1965-1977. Born in Little Rock and raised in Farmington, NM, Neely played for both Bud Wilkinson and Gomer Jones on both offense and defense. He was the Big Eight sophomore lineman of the year and earned All-Big Eight honors in 1963 and ’64. He was a second-round draft pick in both the NFL (Baltimore) and the AFL (Houston) in 1965, and after the Colts traded his rights to Dallas, Neely chose the NFL, where he was named All-Pro four times (1966-69), played in two Pro Bowls and was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1960s. He also won two Super Bowls and is in the discussion for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. One of Neely’s unfortunate legacies at OU, however, was that he, fullback Jim Grisham and halfback Lance Rentzel signed with an agent before the 1965 Gator Bowl and were all ruled ineligible in the 36-19 loss to Florida State.

 

[CTOkie]

And of his playing both ways, in 1963 he averaged 63 minutes of playing time per game.
I consider him the best OT in the Wilkinson era, even though it was only two years (1962-63).
A great OU memory for me. Thank you #77.

 

[veritas59]

And of his playing both ways, in 1963 he averaged 63 minutes of playing time per game.
I consider him the best OT in the Wilkinson era, even though it was only two years (1962-63).
A great OU memory for me. Thank you #77.

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[Plainosooner]

Former Cowboys All-Pro Ralph Neely, who played on 70s Super Bowl teams, dies at 78

Neely protected Roger Staubach's blindside and blocked for Calvin Hill and Tony Dorsett during the Cowboys' run of Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s.

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