Jim Ringo Packers

Ringo was considered vastly undersized at 211 pounds 96 kg. He overcame numerous injuries to start in a then record 182 consecutive games from 1954 to 1967. Ringo who was shifted to center by phillipsburg high assistant coach willard whiz rinehard in 1947 received a football scholarship to syracuse university in 1949 and was drafted by the green.
jim ringo packers

Jim ringo had to be a little shaken back in 1953.

Jim ringo packers. November 21 1931 in orange nj. Professional career green bay packers. The packers selected ringo in the seventh round of the 1953 nfl draft but he walked out on the team 12 days into his first training camp held in grand rapids minn. James stephen ringo position.

His college team syracuse university had been slaughtered 61 5 by alabama in the orange bowl. Green bay packers in the 7th round 80th overall of the 1953 nfl draft. Weighted career av 100 95. Then as a 20 year old green bay packer draftee ringo couldnt believe his eyes when he went to packer training camp in grand rapids minnesota.

Born in orange new jersey ringo grew up in phillipsburg and played high school football at phillipsburg high school and college football at syracuse university in syracuse new york. November 19 2007 in chesapeake va. The packers selected him in the seventh round of the 1953 nfl draft. He played for the packers from 1953 1963 and the philadelphia eagles from 1964 67.

Homesick and struggling at 208. 92 278th overall since 1960 high school. C 6 1 232lb 185cm 105kg born. Ringo starred in the national football league for 15 seasons after the green bay packers selected him out of syracuse in the seventh round of the 1953 draft.