词条 | Ron Burton |
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| name = | image = | number = 22 | position = Running back | birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|7|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = Springfield, Ohio | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|9|13|1936|7|25}} | death_place = Framingham, Massachusetts | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 190 | high_school = | college = Northwestern | draftyear = 1960 | draftround = 1 | draftpick = 9 | afldraftyear = 1960 | afldraftround = 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Boston Patriots) | pastteams =
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| statleague = AFL | nflnew = ronburton/2510778 | pfr = B/BurtRo00 | CollegeHOF = 1756 }} Ronald E. Burton (July 25, 1936 – September 13, 2003) was an American football player in the American Football League (AFL) for the Boston Patriots. He was a consensus All-American running back at Northwestern University, and is a member of the Northwestern Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. Playing careerNorthwestern WildcatsBurton was a star on Ara Parseghian's late 1950s Northwestern Wildcats football teams. Named all-Big Ten in 1958 and 1959, and All-America in 1959, Burton left Northwestern having broken school records for most points in a career (130), most points in a season (76), most touchdowns in a career (21). Burton led Northwestern in all-purpose yards in 1957, 1958, and 1959. Boston PatriotsBurton was the Boston Patriots' first-ever American Football League draft choice in 1960. He was the first Patriot to rush for over 100 yards: 127 against the Denver Broncos on October 23, 1960, as well as numerous other firsts for the Patriots.[1] His 91-yard touchdown return on a missed field goal in 1962 remains a Patriot record. He compiled 1,009 combined yards in rushing and receiving in 1962, and provided strong depth at running back for the Patriots from 1960 through 1965. Statistics: Ron Burton Sr. New England (Boston) Patriots 1960-1965 All-Time Leader in Punt Returns(Based on return yardage)Years: 1960-’65 NO: 56 FC: 0 YDS: 389AVG: 6.9 LG 62 TD: 0 Year-by-Year Leader in Punt ReturnsYear: 1965 NO: 15 YDS: 61 AVG: 4.1 LG 12 TD: 0 Year-by-Year Leader in RushingYear: 1962 ATT: 134 YDS: 548 AVG: 4.0 LG: 59 TD: 2 DeathIn 2003, Burton died from multiple myeloma. At the time of his death, he was living in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[2][3][4] His sons are Ron Burton Jr., a director of community relations for the Red Sox, and Steve Burton who is a sports reporter for WBZ-TV in Boston and a frequent guest on WEEI-FM sports radio. See also
References1. ^http://archive.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=11377 2. ^http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-e-burton&pid=1401969 3. ^Social Security Death Index Search Results 4. ^"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP23-14Z : May 20, 2014), Ronald E Burton, September 13, 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). External links
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