George Anthony Yarno was an American professional football player who was a guard for 10 seasons in the National Football League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, and Houston Oilers.
13 Facts About George Yarno
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George Yarno played two seasons with the Denver Gold of the United States Football League.
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George Yarno attended Gonzaga Preparatory School as a freshman, then spent two years in Alaska with his father and went to East Anchorage High School.
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George Yarno returned to Spokane and attended Ferris for his senior year, graduated in 1975, then played four years at Washington State University in Pullman under four head coaches, as a nose tackle and defensive tackle.
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George Yarno matched up often with his brother John in the Battle of the Palouse in 1975 and 1976, both games handily won by WSU at.
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Unselected in the 1979 NFL draft, George Yarno was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a rookie free agent in 1979 and made the team on the other side of the ball, as a reserve offensive lineman.
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George Yarno was a starting offensive lineman a majority of his career, including starts at tackle, guard, and center.
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George Yarno moved eight miles east to the University of Idaho in 1995 as offensive coordinator and line coach under first-year head coach Chris Tormey.
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George Yarno returned to Washington State in 2003 to coach the offensive line under first-year head coach Bill Doba; following Doba's dismissal after the 2007 season, Yarno became a coach at the professional level.
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George Yarno became an NFL assistant coach in 2008 as the assistant offensive line coach with Tampa Bay, his first professional team as a player.
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George Yarno was recommended by offensive coordinator Scott Linehan, a former Idaho quarterback, whom Yarno had been recommended to by Nick Saban.
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George Yarno was named the Jaguars offensive line coach on January 24,2013.
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The Jaguars announced on May 29,2015 that George Yarno had been diagnosed with cancer and was receiving treatment.