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 / round: 10 / pick: 266 |
| 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.[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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