Ron Medved
American football player (born 1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronald George Medved (born May 27, 1944) is a former professional American football player who played defensive back and linebacker for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles.[1]
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Position: | Defensive back, Linebacker |
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Born: | (1944-05-27) May 27, 1944 (age 80) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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High school: | Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Washington) |
College: | Washington |
NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 14 / Pick: 204 |
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From Tacoma, Washington, Medved graduated from Bellarmine Prep in 1962 and played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle under head coach Jim Owens. He was selected in the fourteenth round of the 1966 NFL draft by the Eagles (204th overall).
Medved was the oldest of twelve children (nine sons); the youngest were identical twins Jerry and Jim, linebackers at the University of Idaho in the late 1980s. Ron was on an NFL roster before they were born.[2]