Ronnie Burgess (March 7, 1963 – January 4, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 7, 1963 Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died: | January 4, 2021 (aged 57) Socastee, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 174 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sumter (Sumter, South Carolina) |
| College: | Wake Forest |
| NFL draft: | 1985: 10th round, 266th pick |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Biography
editBurgess was born on March 7, 1963, in Sumter, South Carolina,[1] and was a graduate of Sumter High School. He died on January 4, 2021, in Socastee, South Carolina, after a cardiac arrest related to medical issues stemming from a car accident in late 2019. He was 57 years old.[2]
Career
editBurgess played college football at Wake Forest University and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the tenth round of the 1985 NFL draft with the 266th overall pick.[3] He played seven games for the Packers in 1985 and retired after that season.[4][1]
After football
editBurgess served as an assistant principal at Carolina Forest High School, and was a long-time administrator with Horry County Schools,[2] having previously served as principal of Myrtle Beach High School, St. James High School, and the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ronnie Burgess Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Weissman, David; Wetzel, David (January 4, 2021). "'To know him was to love him': longtime Horry County Schools administrator dies at 57". Myrtle Beach Sun News. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Ronnie Burgess, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
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