Ron Florine (born September 27, 1971) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was on the practice squad for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers of the NFL. He later played for the Scottish Claymores and Rhein Fire of WLAF/NFL Europe.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 27, 1971 |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Marceline (MO) |
| College: | Central Missouri State |
| Undrafted: | 1995 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
College career edit
He started on the Central Missouri Mules offensive line at tackle and guard since his freshman year of 1990. In his senior year of 1994, the Mules set a school scoring average record with 30.4 points per game. This led to 1st Team MIAA honors,[1] an All-American nod by Football Gazette,[2] and a trip to the Snow Bowl, which was an NCAA D-II All Star game in Fargo, ND.
Professional career edit
He signed as a rookie free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad for the 1995 season. In 1996, he made the Houston Oilers practice squad, but was waived only to be re-signed by the Chiefs. For the 1997 season, he was allocated to the WLAF team Scottish Claymores by the Chiefs.[3] In 1998, he joined the Rhein Fire of the newly rebranded NFL Europe.[4]
References edit
- ^ Knipper, Mike (2016). 2016 Mules Football Media Guide. University of Central Missouri Athletics Media Relations Office. p. 105. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Knipper, Mike (2016). 2016 Mules Football Media Guide. University of Central Missouri Athletics Media Relations Office. p. 106. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ Florine, Ron. "Player profile". MontrealMachine.itgo.com. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ Florine, Ron. "Player profile". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved October 28, 2017.