Ron Burton
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 25, 1936 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | September 13, 2003 (aged 67) Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Springfield (OH) | ||||||||||||
| College | Northwestern | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960: 1st round | ||||||||||||
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Ronald E. Burton (July 25, 1936 – September 13, 2003) was an American professional football player in the American Football League (AFL) for the Boston Patriots. He was a consensus All-American running back at Northwestern University, and is a member of the Northwestern Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.