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Ronnie Koes

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Ronnie Koes
No. 56, 53
Date of birth(1937-08-06)August 6, 1937
Place of birthDuryea, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of deathNovember 30, 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 77)
Place of deathBridgewater, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusInternational
Position(s)C/LB
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
US collegeNorth Carolina
NFL draft1959 / round: 3 / pick: 30
Drafted byDetroit Lions
Career history
As player
19591960Saskatchewan Roughriders
19601961Ottawa 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

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  1. ^ "Ronnie Koes Statistics on JustSportsStats.com". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Koes CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ronald Koes Obituary - Raritan, NJ | MyCentralJersey". Legacy.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.