Ronnie Burgess
| No. 39 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 7, 1963 Sumter, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2021 (aged 57) Socastee, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 174 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sumter (Sumter, South Carolina) |
| College | Wake Forest |
| NFL draft | 1985: 10th round, 266th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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.
Biography
[edit]Burgess 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
[edit]Burgess 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
[edit]Burgess 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.
References
[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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- 1963 births
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- Players of American football from Sumter, South Carolina
- Green Bay Packers players
- American football defensive backs
- Wake Forest University alumni
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
- Educators from South Carolina
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive back, 1960s birth stubs