Ron Jessie
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
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| Date of birth: | February 4, 1948 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Yuma, Arizona | ||||
| Date of death: | January 13, 2006 (aged 57) | ||||
| Place of death: | Huntington Beach, California | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Yuma (AZ) | ||||
| College: | Kansas | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 8 / Pick: 206 | ||||
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| Games: | 138 |
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Ron Ray Jessie (February 4, 1948 - January 13, 2006) was a professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills. His best season came in 1976 with the Los Angeles Rams, when he was named to the Pro Bowl. He played college football at the University of Kansas.
Jessie attended Yuma High School where he was a three-sport athlete: all-division in basketball, all-state in football and track & field.
After high school, he initially enrolled at Arizona Western College, before transferring to Imperial Valley College, where he played as a wide receiver and was a part of the track & field squad.
Jessie received a scholarship from the University of Kansas where he also practiced both sports. He was a part of the school's national championship track team in 1969, while winning the NCAA indoor long jump championship and receiving All-American honors. He also practiced high jump and the high hurdles.
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