Ron Copeland
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 3, 1946
Died: | May 22, 1975 Walnut, California, U.S. | (aged 28)
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, California) |
College: | UCLA |
NFL draft: | 1969: 7th round, 169th pick |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing the ![]() | ||
Pan American Games | ||
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1967 Winnipeg | 4 × 100 metres relay |
Summer Universiade | ||
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1967 Tokyo | 110 metres hurdles |
Ronald Wayne Copeland Sr. (October 3, 1946 – May 22, 1975) was an American hurdler, sprinter, and American football wide receiver. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears in 1969.
Copeland won three NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles for the UCLA Bruins track and field team, winning the 110 m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay, and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1966 NCAA University Division outdoor track and field championships.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "110 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024. "Track and Field News NCAA Outdoor m4x4" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- Profile at trackfield.brinkster.net