Ron Gardin
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New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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| Born | September 25, 1944 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | April 4, 2025 (aged 80) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
| Uniform no. | 30, 37 | ||||||||
| High school | Ansonia (Ansonia, Connecticut) | ||||||||
| College | Cameron Arizona | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1970: 6th round, 148th overall | ||||||||
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Ron Gardin (September 25, 1944 – April 4, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was selected in the sixth round of the 1970 NFL draft. Gardin played in Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts.
A standout four-sport athlete in at Ansonia High School in Connecticut,[1] Gardin enlisted in the army after graduating in 1962. After he was discharged, he played college football Cameron Junior College and then at the University of Arizona, where he led the Wildcats in receiving in 1968 with 892 yards and then in rushing in 1969 with 759 yards.[2] Gardin played in the Coaches All-American Game in Lubbock, Texas in June, scoring a touchdown reception[3] and winning the Ernie Davis Award for inspiring play.[4]
