Ron Porter

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Ron Porter
No. 55, 50, 52
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1945-07-27)July 27, 1945
Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died:December 4, 2019 (age 74)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school: Yuba City (CA)
College: Idaho
NFL draft: 1967  / round: 5 / pick: 126
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:93-0
Interceptions:3
Fumble recoveries:11
Player stats at PFR

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, [1] 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. [2] He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and majored in marketing. [3]

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.

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References

  1. Isaacs, Stan (2013). Ten Moments that Shook the Sports World. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 177. ISBN   9781628730159 . Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. "Football - 1966 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1967. p. 231.
  3. "Seniors". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1967. p. 75.