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Oklahoma football: Top 7 offensive linemen in last 75 years of Sooner football

By Timothy Bailey

Oct 4, 2008; Waco, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Trent Williams (71) blocks Baylor Bears defensive end Leon Freeman (49) at Floyd Casey Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2008; Waco, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Trent Williams (71) blocks Baylor Bears defensive end Leon Freeman (49) at Floyd Casey Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 31, 1967; Green Bay , WI, USA; FILE PHOTO; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith (17) in action with running back Don Perkins (43) and tackle Ralph Neely (73) against the Green Bay Packers during the 1967 NFL Championship game at Lambeau Field. The game was deemed the Ice Bowl as the temperature was recorded at -13f and a wind chill at -48f the coldest in NFL history. The Packers defeated the Cowboys 21-17. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 1967; Green Bay , WI, USA; FILE PHOTO; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith (17) in action with running back Don Perkins (43) and tackle Ralph Neely (73) against the Green Bay Packers during the 1967 NFL Championship game at Lambeau Field. The game was deemed the Ice Bowl as the temperature was recorded at -13f and a wind chill at -48f the coldest in NFL history. The Packers defeated the Cowboys 21-17. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2 — Ralph Neely (Tackle)

Neely is the most decorated offensive lineman in Oklahoma History. The two-time OU All-American was the Big Eight Offensive Lineman of the Year as a sophomore in 1962. When Neely arrived at Oklahoma as a freshman standing 6-feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 245 pounds, he reportedly was the biggest player on the team.

As many college players did at the time Neely played, he was a two-way player for the Sooners utilized on both offense and defense. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1965 NFL Draft by then Baltimore Colts and the AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.

The Colts traded his contract to the Dallas Cowboys. Neely was a four-time All-Pro and a member of the NFL All-Decade team in the 1960s. Neely is not currently a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame but undoubtedly will get in eventually. He won two Super Bowls with the Cowboys to only further cement his legendary career.

A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Neely died earlier this year at his home in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 78.

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