Ronnie Koes
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| Date of birth | August 6, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Duryea, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Date of death | November 30, 2014 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Bridgewater, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | C/LB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| US college | North Carolina |
| NFL draft | 1959 / round: 3 / pick: 30 |
| Drafted by | Detroit Lions |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1959–1960 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1960–1961 | Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Ronald "Killer" Koes (August 6, 1937 – November 30, 2014) was a Canadian football player who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Rough Riders. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1960. Before he went into the CFL, he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1959 NFL draft. [1][2] He played college football for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Koes died in 2014 at the age of 77.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ronnie Koes Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ "Ronnie Koes CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Ronald Koes Obituary - Raritan, NJ | MyCentralJersey". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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