Some old-fashioned terms would be
salt of the earth - often used of farmers, builders and other blue collar workers
upright - possibly a bit stiff with it
worthy or man of worth - ?a bit boring?
a good solid citizen - see worthy
honourable - implies that he has faced a test of that honour and won
dependable - and probably predictable
decent - a mench as above, "no movie star but pffft, what are looks"

please note, the above nuances are the opinions of the poster and may not reflect the views of this site or anyone on it.

PS welcome aboard shawnee