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Ronald Dean Porter (July 27, 1945 - December 4, 2019) was a former American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts,^[1] Philadelphia Eagles, and Minnesota Vikings.

Porter graduated from Yuba City High School in 1963 and played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow.^[2] He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and majored in marketing.^[3]

Porter was a fifth round selection of the Colts in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the 126th overall pick. He was a member of the 1968 Colts team that won the NFL Championship, but were upset in Super Bowl III.

References

^ Isaacs, Stan (2013). Ten Moments that Shook the Sports World. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 177. ISBN 9781628730159. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
^ "Football - 1966 season". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1967. p. 231.
^ "Seniors". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1967. p. 75.

Baltimore Colts 1968 NFL champions
2 Timmy Brown 15 Earl Morrall 16 Jim Ward 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Alex Hawkins 26 Preston Pearson 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 32 Mike Curtis 34 Terry Cole 37 Ocie Austin 40 Bobby Boyd 41 Tom Matte 43 Lenny Lyles 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charlie Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Dick Szymanski 53 Dennis Gaubatz 55 Ron Porter 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 64 Sid Williams 66 Don Shinnick 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Lou Michaels 80 Gail Cogdill 81 Ordell Braase 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Dick Bielski Don McCafferty Chuck Noll John Sandusky