Ronnie Knox
Knox from 1956 UCLA yearbook
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| Date of birth | February 14, 1935 |
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| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois |
| Date of death | May 4, 1992 (aged 57) |
| Place of death | San Francisco, California |
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| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| College | California, UCLA |
| NFL draft | 1957 / Round: 3 / Pick: 37 |
| Career history | |
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| 1956 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1956 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1957 | Chicago Bears |
| 1958–1959 | Toronto Argonauts |
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Ronald "Ronnie" Knox (February 14, 1935 – May 4, 1992) was a National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback.
A high school All-American at Santa Monica High School, Knox played under the tutelage of coach Jim Sutherland. He played his freshman season for Pappy Waldorf's California Golden Bears before abruptly transferring to UCLA in the fall of 1954. Knox's stepfather, Harvey Knox, was accused of interfering with the Bears' coaching staff and of making extreme monetary demands on the university. The elder Knox had also interfered with his son's high school coaches and Ronnie played for three different high school teams in three years. Harvey Knox was also accused of interfering in the business of his stepdaughter, actress Patricia Knox.
Knox played one season at UCLA before being declared ineligible due to accepting "under-the-table" financing. After leaving UCLA, Knox signed a movie contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but he would never appear in any pictures for the studio. Knox signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but would leave the team after one month to once again pursue a film career. Knox signed with the Calgary Stampeders on October 3, 1956, six days after quitting the Tiger-Cats.
Knox signed with the Chicago Bears for the 1957 season. Knox was suspended indefinitely by Bears Coach George Halas in October of that season for violations which included his stepfather's public criticism of the team and missing two practices and a quarterback tutoring session without reason.
Due to a bitter dispute with the Bears, Knox was not allowed by Halas to play for the Bears or play for any other NFL team. Instead, he signed with the Toronto Argonauts midway through 1958 CFL season with a promise by Harvey Knox to the team that he would not interfere. His most notable performance came on October 25, 1958 when, playing the Ottawa Rough Riders, he passed for 522 yards, then a team record and still second most in Argonaut history. After splitting up with his stepfather, Knox would play only one more season of football before retiring, saying that football was a "game for animals".
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