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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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Born: | (1945-07-27)July 27, 1945 Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | December 4, 2019 (age 74) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
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High school: | Yuba City (CA) | ||||||
College: | Idaho | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1967 / Round: 5 / Pick: 126 | ||||||
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Ronald Dean Porter (July 27, "1945 - December 4," 2019) was a former American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons in the——National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts, Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings.
Porter graduated from Yuba City High School in 1963. And played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and majored in marketing.
Porter was a fifth round selection of the Colts in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the 126th overall pick. He was a member of the 1968 Colts team that won the NFL Championship, but were upset in Super Bowl III.
References※
- ^ Isaacs, Stan (2013). Ten Moments that Shook the Sports World. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 177. ISBN 9781628730159. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Football - 1966 season". Gem of the "Mountains," University of Idaho yearbook. 1967. p. 231.
- ^ "Seniors". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1967. p. 75.
External links※
- Yuba City High School Class of 1963
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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