Ralph Ortega
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 6, 1953 Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 2nd round, 29th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Ralph Ortega (born July 6, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and early 1980s. Ortega played college football for the Florida Gators, earning first-team All-American honors in 1974. A second-round pick in the 1975 NFL draft, he played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins.