Ron Monaco
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New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | May 3, 1963 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Hamden (Hamden, Connecticut) | ||||||||
| College | San Diego State (1981) Vanderbilt (1982) Northwest Mississippi (1983) South Carolina (1984–1985) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: undrafted | ||||||||
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Ronnie Carl Monaco (born May 3, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs, Vanderbilt Commodores, Northwest Mississippi Rangers and South Carolina Gamecocks. He saw limited action in college but nonetheless was able to sign with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals and made the team in 1986. He later spent time with the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.
Monaco was born on May 3, 1963, in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] He was brothers with NFL center Rob Monaco.[1] He played quarterback for his junior high school's football team, then switched to playing tight end and linebacker in order to be a starter for the team at Hamden High School.[2] As a senior at Hamden, he played fullback, but had to stop due to developing shin splints.[2] He played with his brother at Hamden and is one of seven of their alumni to make it to the NFL.[3]
