Jim Ringo

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Jim Ringo
Position (s):
Center 		Jersey numbers:
51, 54
born November 21, 1931 in Orange County , New York
died on November 19, 2007 in Chesapeake , Virginia
Career information
Active : 1953 - 1967
NFL Draft : 1953 / Round: 7 / Pick: 79
College : Syracuse University
Teams

player

Assistant coach

Head coach

  • Buffalo Bills (1976-1977)
Career statistics
Games     187
Play as a starter     168
Fumbles  secured     7th
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame

James Stephen "Jim" Ringo (born November 21, 1931 in Orange County , New York , † November 19, 2007 in Chesapeake , Virginia ) was an American football player and coach and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . He was selected for the Pro Bowl ten times during his career .

Career

As a player

Ringo played high school football at Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg , New Jersey . He later played at Syracuse University .

In 1953 he was committed in the Entry Draft by the Green Bay Packers , where he played for eleven years. Its above-average speed and technique made it one of the best centers of its time. With the Packers and played under four different coaches, the most successful time he had 1959-1963 under the fourth coach, Vince Lombardi . In the 1964 season he was given to the Philadelphia Eagles after 126 consecutive games , the reasons for this are unknown. Ringo retired from the Eagles after the 1967 season.

As a trainer

Ringo has worked as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Rams , Buffalo Bills , Chicago Bears , New England Patriots, and the New York Jets . In 1976 he worked as head coach for the Buffalo Bills and trained among others OJ Simpson .

Web links

NFL 1960s All-Decade Team

Sonny Jurgensen  | Bart Starr  | Johnny Unitas  | John David Crow  | Paul Hornung  | Leroy Kelly  | Gale Sayers  | Jim Brown  | Jim Taylor  | John Mackey  | Del Shofner  | Charley Taylor  | Gary Collins  | Boyd Dowler  | Bob Brown  | Forrest Gregg  | Ralph Neely  | Gene Hickerson  | Jerry Kramer  | Howard Mudd  | Jim Ringo  | Doug Atkins  | Willie Davis  | Deacon Jones  | Alex Karras  | Bob Lilly  | Merlin Olsen  | Dick Butkus  | Larry Morris  | Ray Nitschke  | Tommy Nobis  | Dave Robinson  | Herb Adderley  | Lem Barney  | Bobby Boyd  | Eddie Meador  | Larry Wilson  | Willie Wood  | Jim Bakken  | Don Chandler

Philadelphia Eagles members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


Chuck Bednarik (1967) | Bert Bell (1963) | Bob Brown (2004) | Cris Carter (2013) | Brian Dawkins (2018) | Richard Dent (2011) | Mike Ditka (1988) | Bill Hewitt (1971) | Claude Humphrey (2014) | Sonny Jurgensen (1983) | James Lofton (2003) | Ollie Matson (1972) | Tommy McDonald (1998) | Art Monk (2008) | Greasy Neale (1969) | Terrell Owens (2018) | Pete Pihos (1970) | Jim Ringo (1981) | Norm Van Brocklin (1971) | Steve Van Buren (1965) | Reggie White (2006) | Alex Wojciechowicz (1968)

Green Bay Packers members in the Pro Football Hall of Fame


Herb Adderley (1980) | Tony Canadeo (1974) | Willie Davis (1981) | Brett Favre (2016) | Len Ford (1976) | Forrest Gregg (1977) | Ted Hendricks (1990) | Arnie Herber (1966) | Clarke Hinkle (1964) | Paul Hornung (1986) | Cal Hubbard (1963) | Don Hutson (1963) | Henry Jordan (1995) | Walt Kiesling (1966) | Jerry Kramer (2018) | Earl "Curly" Lambeau (1963) | James Lofton (2003) | Vince Lombardi (1971) | John (Blood) McNally (1963) | Mike Michalske (1964) | Ray Nitschke (1978) | Jim Ringo (1981) | Dave Robinson (2013) | Bart Starr (1977) | Jan Stenerud (1991) | Jim Taylor (1976) | Emlen Tunnell (1967) | Reggie White (2006) | Ron Wolf (2015) | Willie Wood (1989)

personal data
SURNAME Ringo, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ringo, James Stephen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Orange County (New York)
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 2007
Place of death Chesapeake, Virginia