Jim Ringo
American football player and coach (1931–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Stephen Ringo[1] (November 21, 1931 – November 19, 2007) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played 15 years as a center for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles, earning 10 Pro Bowl selections.[2][3] He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Position: | Center | ||||
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Born: | (1931-11-21)November 21, 1931 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||
Died: | November 19, 2007(2007-11-19) (aged 75) Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. | ||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Phillipsburg (Phillipsburg, New Jersey) | ||||
College: | Syracuse | ||||
NFL draft: | 1953 / Round: 7 / Pick: 79 | ||||
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Ringo played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen (now Orange) and was selected in the seventh round of the 1953 NFL draft. A member of two NFL championship teams with Green Bay, Ringo was named to the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame as well as the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.