Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_66 (attempts INTEGER, rank VARCHAR, start VARCHAR, yds_att VARCHAR)

### Question ###
How many attempts did the player ranking with a number higher than 1, who started after 1997 and had yds/att of 5 have?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT SUM(attempts) FROM table_name_66 WHERE start > 1997 AND yds_att = 5 AND rank > 1