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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 16, 1968 Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Fernandina Beach |
| College | Arizona (1987–1990) |
| NFL draft | 1991: undrafted |
| Career history | |
Ronald R. Veal (born July 16, 1968) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at Arizona, and professionally for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Ronald R. Veal was born on July 16, 1968, in Fernandina Beach, Florida. [1] He played high school football at Fernandina Beach High School as a two-way player. [2] As a senior on offense, he completed 51 of 126 passes for 660 yards, four touchdowns, and six interceptions while also rushing for 500 yards and eight touchdowns. [2] He played defensive back on defense. [2]
Veal played college football at the University of Arizona, where was a four-year letterman for the Arizona Wildcats from 1987 to 1990. [1] He began his freshman year in 1987 as the backup quarterback to Bobby Watters, but took over as starter after Watters suffered an injury. [3] Veal finished the year completing 75 of 153 passes (49.0%) for 1,239 yards, four touchdowns, and nine interceptions while also rushing for 566 yards and nine touchdowns. [4] He split time with Watters in 1988. [5] Veal started six games overall during the 1988 season, recording 40 completions on 105 passing attempts (38.1%) for 669 yards, four touchdowns, three interceptions, 257 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns. [5] [4] He split time with George Malauulu during both the 1989 and 1990 seasons. [6] [7] Veal finished his college career with totals of 197 completions on 441 passing attempts (44.7%) for 2,867 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions, 1,419 rushing yards, and 27 rushing touchdowns. [4]
After going undrafted in the 1991 NFL draft, Veal signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 3, 1991. [8] He dressed in seven games for the Tiger-Cats during the 1991 CFL season, completing two of four passes for 13 yards while also rushing four times for 22 yards. [1] He was released in late August, but then signed to the team's practice roster on September 3, 1991. [9] [10] Veal was released by Hamilton in late June 1992 before the start of the 1992 CFL season. [11]
Veal has served as a quarterbacks coach in Atlanta, Georgia, after his playing career. [12] He has worked with Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. [12] The New York Times stated that Veal is "one of the state’s, if not the country’s, most prolific quarterback coaches." [12]