Richard Joseph Yelvington Jr. (July 27, 1928 â February 24, 2013) was an American professional football offensive lineman. He played six seasons for the New York Giants. Yelvington played college football at Georgia, and served one year with the United States Army during the Korean War before starting his NFL career. In the final regular season game of the 1956 season against the New York Giants, Yelvington and Don King were ejected from the game for fighting.